Table 2.
Comparison of Demographics and Outcome Measures at Baseline for Male Soccer Players
| Variables | Complex Mean ± SD (n = 12) |
Contrast Mean ± SD (n = 12) |
Control Mean ± SD (n = 12) |
F Value | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | 22.00 ± 2.41 | 20.83 ± 2.08 | 21.50 ± 1.83 | .91 | .41 |
| Height (cm) | 173.38 ± 5.34 | 171.13 ± 5.95 | 171.15 ± 4.75 | .69 | .51 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.30 ± 5.15 | 64.9 ± 8.47 | 65.04 ± 6.15 | 1.65 | .21 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.95 ± 1.76 | 22.05 ± 2.03 | 22.27 ± 1.44 | .86 | .43 |
| CMJ height (cm) | 46.98 ± 4.84 | 41.95 ± 4.67 | 43.97 ± 6.92 | 2.48 | .10 |
| T-test (s) | 11.72 ± 1.11 | 12.12 ± 0.59 | 11.60 ± 1.01 | 1.05 | .36 |
| 20-m sprint (s) | 3.48 ± 0.35 | 3.34 ± 0.12 | 3.40 ± 0.26 | .87 | .43 |
| Cortisol (μg/dL) | 10.07 ± 4.82 | 10.90 ± 5.43 | 9.09 ± 2.42 | .50 | .61 |
| Free testosterone (pg/mL) | 18.64 ± 6.58 | 18.03 ± 4.11 | 18.67 ± 6.67 | .05 | .96 |
BMI, body mass index; CMJ, countermovement jump.