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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Strength Cond Res. 2019 May;33(5):1339–1346. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000001888

Table 3.

Positional Body Composition Characteristics mean (±SD)

OL
(n=83)
DL
(n=53)
TE
(n=30)
LB
(n=58)
RB
(n=36)
DB
(n=78)
WR
(n=75)
QB
(n=23)
ST
(n=31)
Percent Fat (%) 30.8a (4.2) 23.5b (7.0) 19.8c (3.9) 18.8c (4.9) 15.3de (3.9) 13.3e (3.2) 14.1de (3.6) 17.2cd (4.2) 19.9c (5.5)
Total Lean Mass (kg) 89.5a (6.5) 87.6a (6.8) 82.2b (6.5) 79.5bc (5.2) 77.3cd (6.8) 72.4e (5.2) 71.6e (6.5) 74.4de (6.3) 70.4e (6.0)
Total Fat Mass (kg) 40.1a (7.9) 27.8b (10.8) 20.5c (5.3) 18.5c (5.4) 14.1de (4.6) 11.2e (3.0) 11.9e (3.7) 15.5cde (4.4) 17.7cd (5.8)
Trunk Lean Mass (kg) 39.5a (3.2) 38.3a (3.0) 37.7ab (3.3) 35.8bc (2.7) 34.5cd (3.3) 32.7e (2.5) 32.7de (3.0) 34.4cde (2.8) 32.9de (2.8)
Trunk Fat Mass (kg) 21.8a (5.1) 13.6b (6.3) 9.9c (3.1) 8.7cd (3.0) 6.7de (2.8) 4.8e (1.5) 5.4e (2.0) 7.5cde (2.7) 8.6cd (3.1)
Legs Lean Mass (kg) 33.1a (3.0) 32.7a (3.3) 29.1b (2.8) 28.4b (2.3) 27.9b (2.7) 25.8c (2.4) 25.2c (2.7) 25.8c (2.9) 24.4c (2.7)
Legs Fat Mass (kg) 13.2a (3.1) 10.5b (3.9) 7.5c (1.9) 6.9c (2.1) 5.2de (1.8) 4.3e (1.3) 4.3e (1.4) 5.6cde (1.5) 6.4cd (2.3)
Upper/Lower Ratio 1.70a (0.16) 1.56c (0.12) 1.68ab (0.11) 1.64ab (0.12) 1.61abc (0.11) 1.61bc (0.11) 1.68ab (0.11) 1.73a (0.15) 1.72a (0.13)
TULLR 2.44a (0.22) 2.13bc (0.24) 2.19b (0.16) 2.12bcd (0.18) 2.0de (0.15) 1.97e (0.15) 2.04cde (0.18) 2.18b (0.22) 2.25b (0.18)
LULLR 1.59c (0.12) 1.56c (0.12) 1.70ab (0.10) 1.67ab (0.11) 1.64bc (0.08) 1.67ab (0.11) 1.70ab (0.11) 1.75a (0.15) 1.75a (0.10)
GLR 0.45cd (0.03) 0.44d (0.03) 0.47abc (0.03) 0.46bc (0.03) 0.46bcd (0.03) 0.46bc (0.04) 0.47ab (0.03) 0.47abc (0.04) 0.49a (0.03)
VAT (g) 811a (499) 645ab (481) 228c (142) 241c (184) 181c (129) 204c (144) 223c (116) 248bc (123) 331bc (94)

For each row, if a position does not share a letter it is significantly different at an adjusted (p<0.05),

ULR = upper total mass (arms+trunk for fat, bone, lean mass) to total legs mass (fat, bone, lean mass) ratio, TULLR = total upper to lean legs ratio, LULLR = Lean upper to lean legs mass ratio, GLR = gynoid (glute) lean mass to lean leg mass ratio, VAT= visceral adipose tissue, OL= offensive Line, DL = defensive line, TE = tight end, LB = linebacker, RB= running back, DB = defensive back, WR = wide receiver, QB = Quarterback, ST= special teams