Table 2.

Analysis for accelerated declines beyond the age of 70 and differences in the rate of decline in performance between 30 and 70-year-old male and female athletes.

Discipline	F < 70	F ≥ 70	Δ	% Δ	sign.	M < 70	M ≥ 70	Δ	% Δ	sign.	ΔF,M < 70	% ΔF,M < 70	Sign.
100 m	0.959	2.239	1.276	133	Yes	0.581	1.001	0.420	72	Yes	0.378	39	Yes
200 m	1.022	1.115	0.094	9	No	0.680	1.388	0.709	104	Yes	0.342	33	Yes
400 m	1.415	5.972	4.558	322	Yes	1.072	2.153	1.081	101	Yes	0.343	24	No
800 m	1.171	9.629	8.459	723	Yes	1.077	3.036	1.959	182	Yes	0.094	8	No
1,500 m	1.100	n/a	n/a			1.021	1.343	0.323	32	Yes	0.079	7	No
5,000 m	0.838	7.892	7.054	842	Yes	0.939	3.103	2.164	230	Yes	0.101	11	No
Shot put	0.788	0.693	−0.096	−12	No	0.363	1.503	1.140	314	Yes	0.425	54	Yes
Javelin throw	1.688	0.929	−0.759	−45	No	0.950	1.102	0.152	16	No	0.738	44	Yes
Discus throw	1.182	0.958	−0.224	−19	No	0.015	1.825	1.811	12,318	Yes	1.167	99	Yes
Long jump	0.944	1.144	0.2	21	No	0.752	0.857	0.104	14	No	0.192	20	No
High jump	0.843	0.256	−0.587	S-70	No	0.729	0.701	−0.028	−4	No	0.114	14	No
Pole vault	0.427	n/a	n/a			1.419	n/a	n/a			0.992	70	Yes

Decline in percent per year normalized to the average result at age 30. Significance was assumed at 25%. A negative % shows a slower decline in performance after the age of 70. F, female; M, male; Δ, difference. %Δ, difference from initial decline; dark gray cells show a slowing of the age-related decline; %ΔF,M < 70, %difference from the gender with the highest slope; dark gray cells, men faster decline than women; light gray cells, women faster decline than men.