Table 2.
Descriptive statistics according to best performance in K coefficient.
| Variable | Total (n = 60) |
Quartile 1 (n = 15) |
Quartile 2 (n = 15) |
Quartile 3 (n = 15) |
Quartile 4 (n = 15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K Coefficient (N) | 20.65 (±3.44) | 16.3 (±1.66)2,3,4 | 19.52 (±0.72)1,3,4 | 21.72 (±0.81)1,2,4 | 25.06 (±1.42)1,2,3 |
| Body Composition characteristics | |||||
| FM (kg) | 11.44 (±3.76) | 9.02 (±2.47)2,3,4 | 12.07 (±2.86)1,4 | 11.03 (±2.29)1,4 | 13.63 (±5.29)1,2,3 |
| FFM (kg) | 46.83 (±10.64) | 36.63 (±7.1)2,3,4 | 43.17 (±6.41)1,4 | 50.93 (±6.69)1,4 | 56.61 (±9.72)1,2,3 |
| Legs FM (kg) | 5.21 (±1.71) | 4.27 (±1.21)2,3,4 | 5.65 (±1.29)1,4 | 5.03 (±1.35)1,4 | 5.87 (±2.39)1,2,3 |
| Legs FFM (kg) | 15.54 (±3.89) | 11.89 (±2.68)2,3,4 | 14.3 (±2.87)1,4 | 16.94 (±2.62)1,4 | 19.01 (±3.26)1,2,3 |
| Arms FM (kg) | 1.48 (±0.38) | 1.24 (±0.25)2,4 | 1.52 (±0.33)1,4 | 1.43 (±0.26)4 | 1.72 (±0.49)1,2,3 |
| Arms FFM (kg) | 4.53 (±1.48) | 3.26 (±0.89)2,3,4 | 3.93 (±0.87)1,4 | 5.03 (±0.9)1,4 | 5.89 (±1.56)1,2,3 |
| Trunk FM (kg) | 4.78 (±1.91) | 3.52 (±1.24)4 | 4.92 (±1.52)4 | 4.59 (±0.93)4 | 6.07 (±2.69)1,2,3 |
| Trunk FFM (kg) | 26.8 (±5.41) | 21.45 (±3.68)2,3,4 | 24.99 (±2.83)1,4 | 28.99 (±3.36)1,4 | 31.75 (±5.02)1,2,3 |
| Morphological characteristics | |||||
| Height (cm) | 167.15 (±11.13) | 156.67 (±10.42)2,3,4 | 166.2 (±8.2)1 | 172.27 (±7.74)1 | 173.47 (±9.83)1 |
| Body mass (kg) | 58.27 (±11.69) | 45.64 (±8.25)2,3,4 | 55.23 (±7.13)1,4 | 61.95 (±7.19)1,4 | 70.23 (±7.51)1,2,3 |
| Bmi (kg/m2) | 20.66 (±2.53) | 18.44 (±1.65)2,3,4 | 19.99 (±2.1)1,4 | 20.82 (±1.33)1,4 | 23.38 (±2.07)1,2,3 |
| Arm span (cm) | 175.25 (±12.99) | 163.3 (±10.83)2,3,4 | 172.8 (±10.12)1 | 179.9 (±8.29)1 | 185 (±11.78)1 |
| Chest circum. (cm) | 82.49 (±7.99) | 74.23 (±5.01)2,3,4 | 79.63 (±5.21)1,4 | 85.5 (±5.6)1,4 | 90.6 (±4.81)1,2,3 |
| Biacromial breadth (cm) | 31.44 (±2.91) | 29 (±2.09)2,3,4 | 30.8 (±1.85)1,4 | 32 (±2.05)1 | 33.97 (±3.13)1,2 |
| Bideltoid Breadth (cm) | 42.28 (±3.59) | 38.8 (±2.26)2,3,4 | 41.27 (±2.24)1,4 | 43.17 (±2.32)1,4 | 45.87 (±3.16)1,2,3 |
| Bi-iliac breadth (cm) | 29.2 (±2.48) | 26.87 (±1.71)2,3,4 | 28.8 (±1.92)1,4 | 29.77 (±2.14)1,4 | 31.37 (±1.85)1,2,3 |
| Technical characteristics | |||||
| Streaml. height (cm) | 230.93 (±15.96) | 215.6 (±13.53)2,3,4 | 229.47 (±12.56)1 | 237.37 (±10.19)1 | 241.3 (±14.67)1 |
| Streaml. biacromial breadth (cm) | 34.74 (±3.34) | 31.7 (±1.98)2,3,4 | 33.37 (±2.52)1,4 | 35.93 (±2.54)1,4 | 37.97 (±2.36)1,2,3 |
| Streaml. chest breadth (cm) | 29.88 (±3.22) | 27.13 (±1.98)2,3,4 | 29 (±3.16)1,4 | 30.67 (±2.48)1,4 | 32.73 (±2.33)1,2,3 |
| Streaml. chest depth (cm) | 20.66 (±2.21) | 18.87 (±1.36)2,3,4 | 19.87 (±1.73)1,4 | 21.63 (±2.22)1 | 22.27 (±1.7)1,2 |
| Streaml. chest circum. (cm) | 88.71 (±7.87) | 80.77 (±5.18)2,3,4 | 85.87 (±6.02)1,4 | 91.9 (±4.63)1,4 | 96.3 (±5.24)1,2,3 |
Note: 1 post-hoc significant difference with quartile 1 obtained by ANOVA (p ≤ 0.05) for K coefficient, 2 with quartile 2, 3 with quartile 3, 4 with quartile 4; circum.: circumference; streml.: streamline.