Table 1. Anthropometric variables and comparison of the groups of individuals studied.
| Statistical Comparisons (Mann-Whitney Test) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | FC (n = 24) | MC (n = 40) | FB (n = 27) | MB (n = 50) | TC (n = 64) | TB (n = 77) | FC vs MC | FC vs FB | MC vs MB | FB vs MB | TC vs TB |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||||
| Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | Median | ||||||
| Min—max | Min—max | Min—max | Min—max | Min—max | Min—max | ||||||
| Age (years) | 29.042 (9.134) | 24.325 (6.391) | 33.222 (5.807) | 33.420 (8.732) | 26.094 (7.813) | 33.351 (7.791) | 0.0321 | 0.0416 | < 0.0001 | 0.5861 | <0.0001 |
| 27.500 | 22.500 | 33.000 | 31.500 | 24.000 | 32.000 | ||||||
| 16–48 | 18–44 | 24–45 | 20–57 | 16–48 | 20–57 | ||||||
| Height (cm)* | 162.18 (6.151) | 176.10 (6.808) | 164.68 (6.945) | 175.63 (6.291) | 171.77 (9.234) | 171.63 (8.378) | < 0.0001 | 0.3579 | > 0.9999 | < 0.0001 | 0.9222 |
| 165 | 175 | 164 | 176 | 172 | 173 | ||||||
| 153–170 | 164–192 | 153–176 | 160–186 | 153–192 | 153–186 | ||||||
| Total body mass (kg)* | 62.429 (8.806) | 79.173 (11.641) | 58.453 (9.561) | 84.971 (10.454) | 73.963 (13.295) | 75.282 (16.343) | 0.0002 | 0.2258 | 0.0729 | < 0.0001 | 0.5850 |
| 66.700 | 77.600 | 56.000 | 83.000 | 74.000 | 77.500 | ||||||
| 48–74 | 59–98 | 45.5–77 | 67–108 | 48–98 | 45.5–108 | ||||||
| BMI (Kg/m2)* | 23.685 (2.773) | 25.448 (2.854) | 23.014 (3.196) | 27.526 (2.959) | 24.900 (2.917) | 25.305–4.033 | 0.0931 | 0.0213 | 0.0156 | < 0.0001 | 0.7106 |
| 24.250 | 25.230 | 22.310 | 26.570 | 24.540 | 25.715 | ||||||
| 19.540–29.900 | 20.720–31.770 | 18.000–26.040 | 22.340–35.270 | 19.540–31.770 | 18.000–35.270 | ||||||
| %BF | 28.741 (8.766) | 16.715 (6.438) | 10.593 (2.798) | 6.460 (5.183) | 21.225 (9.389) | 7.909 (4.893) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
| 28.335 | 16.620 | 10.560 | 5.055 | 20.320 | 6.800 | ||||||
| 3.030–42.610 | 5.560–31.790 | 4.220–17.810 | 0.4500–29.950 | 3.030–42.610 | 0.4500–29.950 | ||||||
| LMI (kg)* | 44.471 (5.015) | 65.170 (7.824) | 52.461 (8.572) | 78.555 (10.493) | 58.731 (11.962) | 69.021 (2.219) | < 0.0001 | 0.0062 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.0008 |
| 44.185 | 66.070 | 49.540 | 76.630 | 59.660 | 70.385 | ||||||
| 36.270–54.650 | 49.300–82.150 | 41.170–70.680 | 56.740–102.87 | 36.270–82.150 | 41.170–102.87 | ||||||
| FMI (kg)* | 17.957 (5.876) | 14.002 (7.459) | 5.992 (2.029) | 6.416 (5.534) | 15.233 (7.181) | 6.261 (4.551) | 0.0485 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.1514 | < 0.0001 |
| 18.800 | 13.660 | 5.890 | 4.910 | 13.970 | 5.045 | ||||||
| 9.320–28.410 | 3.940–31.150 | 2.700–10.710 | 2.220–27.010 | 3.940–31.150 | 2.220–27.010 | ||||||
| sHLA-G (ng/mL) | 86.549 (87.606) | 166.42 (56.300) | 76.518 (61.300) | 129.17 (135.29) | 136.47 (287.76) | 110.70 (117.16) | 0.0856 | 0.7989 | 0.2574 | 0.0011 | 0.3767 |
| 60.000 | 90.000 | 67.270 | 109.29 | 78.335 | 99.290 | ||||||
| 0.000–355.45 | 4.580–2266.4 | 8.890–330.00 | 0.000–932.14 | 0.000–2266.4 | 0.000–932.14 | ||||||
Statistical significant values are highlighted in boldface.
*Sample sizes for these variables are reduced. For FC, n = 14; for MC, n = 31; for FB, n = 19; for MB, n = 33; for TC, n = 45; and for TB, n = 52.
BMI = body mass index (median); FC = female control; MC = male control; FB = female bodybuilder; MB = male bodybuilder; vs = versus.