Table 2.
Study, sample size and origin, as well as age, somatotype and body composition data
| Study | Sample Size | Sample Origin | Age | Somatotype | Body Composition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorland et al. (1981) | 28 | EUA | 15.2 ± 1.5 yrs | 2.3-5.0-3.2 | Body fat 14.8 ± 4.1% |
| SDI (c) = 3.02 | underwater weighing | ||||
| Beunen et al. (1981) | 23 | Belgium | 16.6 yrs | 2.4-3.7-3.1 | |
| (11.4 - 21.4 years) | |||||
| Theintz et al. (1989) | 34 | Switzerland | 12.6 ± 1.1 yrs | Body fat 14.6 ±3.2% | |
| Equation | |||||
| Claessens et al. (1990) | 201 | 16.5 ± 1.8 yrs | LP (e) 2.1-3.5-3.3 | ||
| World | (13.2 - 23.8 yrs) | MP (f) 1.6-3.4-3.3 | |||
| Championship** | HP (g) 1.3-4.0-3.3 | ||||
| Claessens et al. (1991) | 168 | World | 16.5 ± 1.8 yrs | 1.8-3.7-3.1 | |
| Championship** | (13.2 - 23.8 yrs) | ||||
| Deutz et al. (2000) | 31 | EUA | 15.2 ± 1.8 yrs | Body fat 12.3 ± 3.9% - | |
| DEXA(a) | |||||
| 11.3 ± 2.4% -Skinfold | |||||
| Georgopoulos et al. (2004) | 169 | European | 15.7 ± 2 yrs | Body fat 19.5 ± 4.2% | |
| Championship | Infrared | ||||
| Greece, 2002 | |||||
| Baleani et al. (2008) | 11 | Argentina | 10-13 yrs | 10 years 3.1-3.7-2.5 | Muscle mass(kg) Fat |
| 11 years 2.1-3.3-2.3 | mass(kg) | ||||
| 12 years 2.7-3.8-2.7 | 10 yr 13.3 ± 3.2 5.7 ± | ||||
| 13 years 2.4-3.2-2.6 | 3.4 | ||||
| 11 yr 15.8 ± 2.4 4.4 ± | |||||
| 0.6 | |||||
| 12 yr 17.1 ± 5.1 4.9 ± | |||||
| 0.6 | |||||
| 13 yr 17.4 ± 2.6 4.7 ± | |||||
| 0.6 | |||||
| Bester and Coetzee (2010) | 12 | South African | 13.39 ± 2.14yrs | Successful 2.5-4.8- | Body fat-Equation |
| 2.8 Less success | Successful 15.9 ± 2.7% | ||||
| 2.2-3.6-3.6 | Less successful 14.8 ± 1.8% | ||||
| Peeters and Claessens (2012) | 129 | Sub sample Work | 1 16.1 ± 1.2 yrs | 1.7-3.7-3.2 | |
| Championship** | (13.2-18.5) | ||||
| Peeters and Claessens (2013) | 145 | World | Age 16.4 ± 1.6 yrs | 1.7-3.7-3.1 | |
| Championship** | (13.2-21.8) | SAM (d) 1.0 ± 0.5 | |||
| Massidda et al. (2013) | 42 | Italians | 13.4 ± 2.5 yrs | 1.4-4.4-3.2 | |
| SAM (d) 1.0 ± 0.5 | |||||
| João and Fernandes | 25 | Brazil | 17.0 ± 4.7 yrs | 1.8-5.2-2.5 | Body fat – BIA (b) 15.8 ± |
| Filho (2015) | 3.8 | ||||
| Muscle mass (kg) 21.1 ± 3.4 | |||||
| Fat mass (kg) 7.5 ± 2.7 | |||||
| Fat free mass (kg) 38.1 ± | |||||
| 5.8 | |||||
(a) Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; (b) electrical bioimpedance; (c) somatotype attitudinal distance; (d) somatotype attitudinal mean; (e) low performer; (f) middle performer; (g) higher performer.
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24th World Championships Netherlands-1987