Table 3.
The basic anthropometric characteristics of group of girls participating in a national athletics program and pair-matched control group of girls.
| The Assessed Parameters | Girls Participating in a National Athletics Program (n = 297) | Girls Non-Participating in a National Athletics Program (n = 297) | p-Value ** | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Median (Minimum–Maximum) | Mean ± SD | Median (Minimum–Maximum) | ||
| Body mass (kg) | 47.31 ± 9.66 | 47.30 * (25.50–87.90) |
48.97 ± 11.23 | 48.20 * (23.50–88.00) |
0.1146 |
| Body mass percentile (-) | 51.44 ± 26.90 | 53.00 * (0.10–99.90) |
57.09 ± 29.18 | 58.00 * (0.10–99.90) |
0.0117 |
| Body height (cm) | 157.99 ± 7.94 | 159.00 * (132.40–176.50) |
155.54 ± 8.23 | 155.90 (132.50–175.70) |
0.0001 |
| Body height percentile (-) | 55.91 ± 28.17 | 60.00 * (0.10–99.00) |
49.29 ± 29.12 | 50.00 * (0.10–99.90) |
0.0035 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.62 ± 2.63 | 18.20 * (12.90–33.30) |
20.06 ± 3.64 | 19.40 * (12.80–32.50) |
<0.0001 |
| BMI percentile (-) | 48.60 ± 26.36 | 48.00 * (1.00–99.90) |
59.42 ± 28.80 | 63.00 * (0.10–99.90) |
<0.0001 |
| WC (cm) | 66.58 ± 7.06 | 66.00 * (48.00–102.00) |
70.03 ± 9.66 | 69.00 * (50.90–106.00) |
<0.0001 |
| WHtR (-) | 0.42 ± 0.04 | 0.42 * (0.33–0.63) |
0.45 ± 0.06 | 0.44 * (0.32–0.64) |
<0.0001 |
BMI—Body Mass Index; WC—Waist Circumference; WHtR—Waist-to-Height Ratio; * nonparametric distribution (verified using Shapiro-Wilk test; p ≤ 0.05); ** compared using t-Student test (for parametric distribution) and Mann-Whitney U test (for nonparametric distribution).