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. 2019 Feb 5;14(2):e0211533. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211533

Table 4. Body length indices and pelvi-acromial index according to age category and preferred event.

Item Senior Junior Total
Upper limb index (%) 43.5 1.27 44.0 1.07 43.8 1.16
1 (PH) 43.4 1.40 44.1 1.40 43.7 1.34
2 (HB, PB, SR) 43.2 1.54 44.0 1.09 43.6 1.30
3 (FX, VT) 43.8 1.54 43.6 0.70 43.7 1.00
4 (AA) 43.5 1.07 44.1 1.19 44.0 1.16
Lower limb index (%) 51.4a 1.26 52.4 1.27 52.1 1.35
1 (PH) 52.0 0.86 52.7 0.82 52.3 0.85
2 (HB, PB, SR) 50.6 1.63 53.4 1.27 52.1 2.02
3 (FX, VT) 51.6 1.18 52.4 1.14 52.1 1.16
4 (AA) 51.6 1.14 52.0 1.30 51.9 1.24
Intermembral index (%) 84.6 2.46 83.9 2.27 84.1 2.34
1 (PH) 83.5 3.67 83.7 3.60 83.6 3.37
2 (HB, PB, SR) 85.4 2.68 82.3 1.87 83.7 2.71
3 (FX, VT) 84.9 2.03 83.3 2.15 83.8 2.17
4 (AA) 84.4 1.95 84.8 1.81 84.7 1.81
Trunk index (%) Mdn 29.8 1.96 28.9 1.71 29.0 1.75
1 (PH) 29.6 2.61 29.0 1.20 29.0 1.90
2 (HB, PB, SR) 30.0 2.92 28.4 2.39 28.7 3.17
3 (FX, VT) 29.4 1.13 28.6 2.43 29.0 1.98
4 (AA) 29.5 2.49 29.1 1.34 29.1 2.02
Trunk-to-limb ratio (%) 57.4a 4.09 55.0 4.02 55.9 4.17
1 (PH) 56.3 4.05 54.4 2.62 55.3 3.31
2 (HB, PB, SR) 59.1 6.04 52.5 3.90 55.5 5.84
3 (FX, VT) 57.0 2.27 55.1 4.02 55.7 3.54
4 (AA) 57.1 3.72 56.1 4.23 56.3 4.04
Pelvi-acromial index (%) Mdn 63.6a 3.29 67.2 3.50 65.9 4.49
1 (PH) 64.6 2.49 68.1 2.45 66.7 3.68
2 (HB, PB, SR) 64.3 1.44 67.0 4.66 65.0 5.27
3 (FX, VT) 65.5 8.02 66.0 2.54 66.0 2.98
4 (AA) 60.9 3.15 68.0 3.16 66.5 7.12

a = seniors different from juniors.

1 (PH) = Pommel horse, 2 (HB, PB, SR) = Horizontal bar, parallel bars, rings, 3 (FX, VT) = Floor exercises, vault, 4 (AA) = All-around.