Table 1.
Descriptive and comparative statistics for anthropometric, bioelectrical, and body composition variables for the athletes according to sex and sports categories.
| Variable | Male | Female | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endurance n = 165 |
Velocity/Power n = 375 |
Team Sports n = 576 |
ANOVA p |
All n = 1116 |
Endurance n = 76 |
Velocity/Power n = 177 |
Team Sports n = 187 |
ANOVA p |
All n = 440 |
|
| Age (years) | 23.5 ± 6.2 | 23.6 ± 7.4 | 22.7 ± 6.5 | 0.098 | 23.1 ± 6.8 | 27.4 ± 7.0 | 26.2 ± 5.5 | 27.5 ± 7.4 | 0.116 | 26.9 ± 6.6 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.8 ± 8.1 #§ | 74.7 ± 9.8 *§ | 84.7 ± 13.8 *# | <0.001 | 79.5 ± 13.5 | 61.2 ± 8.4 § | 62.5 ± 7.9 § | 68.5 ± 9.1 *# | <0.001 | 65.4 ± 9.2 |
| Height (cm) | 175.9 ± 6.2 #§ | 178.3 ± 7.5 *§ | 185.9 ± 11.2 *# | <0.001 | 181.9 ± 10.4 | 169.2 ± 7.7 § | 167.2 ± 7.9 § | 176.1 ± 9.9 *# | <0.001 | 171.4 ± 9.8 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 4.1 #§ | 23.5 ± 2.5 * | 24.4 ± 4.4 * | <0.001 | 23.7 ± 4.0 | 21.4 ± 2.3 | 22.1 ± 1.8 | 22.1 ± 2.3 | 0.087 | 21.9 ± 2.1 |
| R/H (ohm/m) | 267.2 ± 28.0 #§ | 253.3 ± 32.4 *§ | 246.2 ± 32.3 *# | <0.001 | 251.6 ± 32.5 | 337.5 ± 42.9 § | 321.0 ± 46.9 § | 305.6 ± 37.6 *# | <0.001 | 318.1 ± 42.8 |
| Xc/H (ohm/m) | 35.5 ± 4.7 #§ | 34.2 ± 5.5 *§ | 32.9 ± 4.8 *# | <0.001 | 33.9 ± 4.8 | 40.1 ± 5.5 § | 38.0 ± 7.4 § | 36.3 ± 5.3 *# | <0.001 | 38.3 ± 6.4 |
| Z/H (ohm/m) | 269.6 ± 28.1 #§ | 255.6 ± 32.3 *§ | 248.4 ± 32.4 *# | <0.001 | 253.8 ± 32.7 | 338.5 ± 42.9 § | 326.1 ±44.8 § | 307.8 ± 37.7 *# | <0.001 | 320.4 ± 43.1 |
| PA (degree) | 7.6 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 7.6 ± 0.8 | 0.446 | 7.7 ± 0.8 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 7.0 ± 0.8 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | 0.060 | 6.9 ± 0.8 |
| FM (kg) | 10.4 ± 3.6 § | 11.6 ± 4.2 § | 15.7 ± 5.8 *# | <0.001 | 13.7 ± 5.6 | 12.8 ± 6.3 | 12.6 ± 4.5 § | 14.3 ± 5.6 # | 0.015 | 13.6 ± 5.5 |
| FM (%) | 14.6 ± 3.5 § | 15.2 ± 3.5 § | 18.1 ± 3.8 *# | <0.001 | 16.7 ± 4.1 | 20.2 ± 8.8 | 19.8 ± 5.6 | 20.5 ± 6.2 | 0.719 | 20.2 ± 6.7 |
| FFM (kg) | 59.4 ± 5.3 #§ | 63.2 ± 6.2 *§ | 68.9 ± 8.8 *# | <0.001 | 65.7 ± 8.5 | 48.4 ± 5.5 § | 49.9 ± 5.5 § | 54.6 ± 6.2 *# | <0.001 | 51.9 ± 6.4 |
| TBW (L) | 43.9 ± 4.5 #§ | 47.3 ± 5.3 *§ | 51.8 ± 7.5 *# | <0.001 | 49.3 ± 7.3 | 35.2 ± 4.2 § | 36.6 ± 4.4 § | 39.8 ± 4.8 *# | <0.001 | 38.0 ± 4.9 |
ANOVA: analysis of variance; BMI: body mass index; R/H: resistance standardized for height; Xc/H: reactance standardized for height; Z/H: vector length standardized for height; PA: phase angle; FM: fat mass; FFM: fat-free mass; TBW: total body water. * Differences (p < 0.017) compared with the endurance group. # Differences compared with the velocity/power group. § Differences compared with the team-sports group. All post hoc Bonferroni test, 1-way ANOVA.