Table 1.
Variables that characterize the studied sample in goalkeepers and field players.
| Goalkeepers | Field players | All | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | (n = 22) | (n = 145) | (n = 167) | |||
| X | SD | X | SD | X | SD | |
| Age (years) | 14.7 | 2.4 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 14.9 | 2.4 |
| Biological age (PHV) | 13.80* | 0.1 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 0.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.2* | 15.1 | 60.5 | 13.1 | 61.7 | 14.1 |
| Height (cm) | 177.7* | 12.9 | 167.2 | 16.5 | 168.7 | 16.6 |
| Sitting height (cm) | 90.5* | 7.7 | 87.2 | 6.5 | 87.7 | 6.8 |
| Length of the foot (cm) | 26.8 | 1.5 | 25.3 | 1.59 | 25.5 | 1.7 |
| Arm circumference (cm) | 26.6* | 3.3 | 24.4 | 3 | 24.8 | 3.2 |
| D. Humerus (cm) | 7.0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 0.7 |
| BMD (g/cm2) | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| FFM (kg) | 50.0* | 16.1 | 47.6 | 11.9 | 47.4 | 13.3 |
X, average; SD, standard deviation; PHV, peak height velocity; C, circumference; D, diameter; BMD, bone mineral density; FFM, fat free mass; ∗p < 0.05.