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. 2020 Sep 2;12(9):2683. doi: 10.3390/nu12092683

Table 2.

Characteristics of subjects and statistical differences by sex.

Variable Total
(n = 273)
Female
(n = 125)
Male
(n = 148)
p Value 1
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD
Age (years) 20.9 ± 4.7 20.2 ± 4.5 21.5 ± 4.8 0.009
Training experience (years) 10.2 ± 4.8 9.4 ± 5.1 10.9 ± 4.3 0.002
Training (h/week) 17.6 ± 6.0 17.6 ± 5.7 17.7 ± 6.3 0.593
ORTO-15 35.3 ± 3.5 35.1 ± 3.1 35.4 ± 3.7 0.506
Height (cm) 176.5 ± 9.3 169.8 ± 7.2 182.1 ± 6.9 <0.001
TBM (kg) 69.9 ± 11.7 62.4 ± 8.1 76.3 ± 10.5 <0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 22.2 ± 2.5 21.5 ± 2.3 22.8 ± 2.5 <0.001
BMC (g) 2.9 ± 0.6 2.5 ± 0.3 3.3 ± 0.5 <0.001
FAT (kg) 11.6 ± 3.4 13.0 ± 3.6 10.4 ± 2.7 <0.001
FAT (%) 17 ± 5.2 20.8 ± 4.6 13.7 ± 3.2 <0.001
VAT (g) 59.2 ± 81.8 25.5 ± 50.9 82.6 ± 90.7 <0.001
LST (kg) 55.4 ± 11.1 46.8 ± 6.4 62.6 ± 9.0 <0.001

1 Mann-Whitney U test; Abbreviations: TBM—total body mass; BMI—body mass index; BMC—bone mineral content; FAT—fat tissue; FAT%—percent body fat; VAT—visceral adipose tissue; LST—lean soft tissue; statistically significant p values are in bold.