. 2018 Oct 15;64:160–169. doi: 10.1515/hukin-2017-0190

Table 1.

Comparison of anthropometric variables and functional and tactical performance by competitive age groups

Variables	U-13 (n = 12)	U-15 (n = 15)	U-17 (n = 21)	F	p
	X ± SD	X ± SD	X ± SD
Age (years)	12.70 ± 0.56	14.52 ± 0.49^a	16.21 ± 0.59^a ^b	156.05	< 0.001
PHV (years)	-1.02 ± 0.96	-0.02 ± 0.71^a	1.88 ± 0.66^a ^b	61.86	0.020
Training experience	46.91 ±	54.98 ± 24.31^a	89.23 ± 28.69^a ^b	10.78	< 0.001
(months) Body mass (kg)	32.24 44.90 ± 8.02	50.46 ± 7.05	62.73 ± 8.78^a ^b	21.17	< 0.001
Body height (cm)	155.77 ± 7.68	163.40 ± 5.86^a	170.15 ± 7.26^*^a ^b	16.47	< 0.001
Sitting height (cm)	79.76 ± 5.38	84.17 ± 2.99^a	89.96 ± 4.03^*^a ^b	24.48	< 0.001
SR (cm)	25.29 ± 6.80	29.57 ± 6.97	33.63 ± 5.15^a	7.08	0.002
ULS (Kgf)	12.62 ± 4.89	18.30 ± 3.77^a	29.28 ± 5.80^*^a ^b	46.89	< 0.001
CMJ (cm)^*	22.62 ± 5.86	27.80 ± 4.74^a	27.90 ± 2.84^a	6.51	0.002
SJ (cm)	21.84 ± 5.78	27.82 ± 4.75^a	28.38 ± 4.92^a	6.94	0.002
Yo-Yo Test (m)^*	333.33 ± 99.93	469.33 ± 140.58^a	820.95 ± 281.88^a ^b	24.24	< 0.001
Abdominal (rep)	45.08 ± 7.46	46.66 ± 7.37	51.47 ± 5.48^a	4.28	0.020
OTPI	44.20 ± 7.09	42.13 ± 5.05	47.33 ± 9.84	1.93	0.156
DTPI	32.36 ± 4.41	34.19 ± 4.76	28.82 ± 5.11^b	5.70	0.006
GTPI	35.99 ± 3.69	35.84 ± 2.99	34.34 ± 3.45	1.27	0.289

CMJ = Counter Movement Jump; SJ = Squat Jump; Yo-Yo Test = Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Test level 1. DTPI = Defensive Tactical Performance Index; OTPI = Offensive Tactical Performance Index; GTPI = Game Tactical Performance Index.

Significant difference for U13

Significant difference for U15.

Transformed data Log¹⁰. SR = Sit-and-reach; ULS = Upper limb strength