Table 1. Anthropometric characteristics separated by gender and group of ski racers.
| provincial ski racers | national ski racers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric characteristic | male | female | male | female |
| M (±SD) | M (±SD) | M (±SD) | M (±SD) | |
| Age [yrs] | 12.3 (±1.2) | 12.4 (±1.3) | 11.6 (±0.5) | 11.5 (±0.6) |
| Body weight [kg] | 44.1 (±9.2) | 46.8 (±10.8) | 40.5 (±5.1) | 40.6 (±6.1) |
| Body height [cm] | 153.6 (±9.4) | 155.4 (±9.6) | 149.5 (±6.3) | 149.8 (±7.3) |
| Body mass index [kg/m²] | 18.5 (±2.2) | 19.1 (±2.6) | 18.2 (±1.6) | 18.0 (±1.5) |
| Sitting height [cm] | 79.0 (±4.3) | 80.6 (±4.9) | 77.2 (±3.5) | 77.6 (±3.4) |
| Age at peak height velocity [yrs] | 13.8 (±0.5) | 12.2 (±0.6) | 13.6 (±0.4) | 11.9 (±0.4) |
M = mean; SD = standard deviation.