Table 2.
Odds ratios (OR; 95% CI) according to players’ age category by gender for youth soccer and futsal players examining relative age effect (RAE).
| Age category | Odds ratios (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 vs. Q4 | Q2 vs. Q4 | Q3 vs. Q4 | S1 vs. S2 | |
| Female | ||||
| Soccer | ||||
| U7 | 1.66 (1.05–2.65) | 1.86 (1.18–2.92) | 1.74 (1.11–2.74) | 1.27 (0.95–1.71) |
| U9 | 1.49 (1.16–1.91) | 1.35 (1.05–1.74) | 0.91 (0.69–1.19) | 1.49 (1.25–1.78) |
| U11 | 1.14 (0.93–1.38) | 1.12 (0.92–1.36) | 0.99 (0.81–1.21) | 1.13 (0.99–1.30) |
| U13 | 1.09 (0.91–1.32) | 1.15 (0.96–1.39) | 0.96 (0.80–1.16) | 1.14 (1.00–1.30) |
| U15 | 1.09 (0.92–1.29) | 1.09 (0.92–1.29) | 1.14 (0.96–1.34) | 1.02 (0.90–1.15) |
| U17 | 1.04 (0.87–1.24) | 1.14 (0.96–1.36) | 1.06 (0.89–1.26) | 1.06 (0.93–1.19) |
| U19 | 0.83 (0.67–1.02) | 1.00 (0.82–1.21) | 0.95 (0.78–1.15) | 0.94 (0.81–1.08) |
| Futsal | ||||
| U7 | 1.12 (0.55–2.26) | 1.10 (0.55–2.23) | 0.83 (0.39–1.74) | 1.22 (0.73–2.02) |
| U9 | 1.84 (1.20–2.83) | 1.41 (0.90–2.21) | 1.39 (0.89–2.16) | 1.36 (1.01–1.81) |
| U11 | 1.24 (0.88–1.75) | 1.02 (0.71–1.46) | 1.07 (0.75–1.51) | 1.09 (0.85–1.39) |
| U13 | 1.11 (0.82–1.51) | 0.83 (0.60–1.15) | 1.08 (0.80–1.46) | 0.93 (0.75–1.16) |
| U15 | 1.25 (0.95–1.65) | 1.27 (0.97–1.67) | 1.13 (0.86–1.49) | 1.18 (0.98–1.43) |
| U17 | 1.07 (0.85–1.35) | 1.06 (0.84–1.33) | 1.02 (0.81–1.29) | 1.05 (0.89–1.24) |
| U19 | 1.14 (0.91–1.42) | 0.89 (0.70–1.12) | 1.01 (0.81–1.26) | 1.01 (0.86–1.18) |
| Male | ||||
| Soccer | ||||
| U7 | 1.47 (1.37–1.57) | 1.36 (1.26–1.46) | 1.26 (1.17–1.35) | 1.25 (1.19–1.31) |
| U9 | 1.26 (1.20–1.32) | 1.12 (1.07–1.18) | 1.05 (1.00–1.10) | 1.16 (1.12–1.20) |
| U11 | 1.11 (1.07–1.15) | 1.07 (1.03–1.11) | 1.03 (1.00–1.07) | 1.07 (1.04–1.10) |
| U13 | 1.13 (1.09–1.17) | 1.04 (1.01–1.08) | 1.07 (1.04–1.11) | 1.05 (1.02–1.07) |
| U15 | 1.26 (1.21–1.31) | 1.16 (1.11–1.20) | 1.06 (1.02–1.10) | 1.17 (1.14–1.21) |
| U17 | 1.28 (1.23–1.33) | 1.18 (1.14–1.23) | 1.06 (1.02–1.11) | 1.19 (1.16–1.23) |
| U19 | 1.27 (1.21–1.33) | 1.19 (1.13–1.25) | 1.06 (1.01–1.11) | 1.19 (1.15–1.23) |
| Futsal | ||||
| U7 | 1.54 (1.31–1.80) | 1.25 (1.06–1.47) | 1.15 (0.98–1.36) | 1.29 (1.15–1.44) |
| U9 | 1.34 (1.20–1.49) | 1.20 (1.08–1.34) | 1.09 (0.98–1.22) | 1.21 (1.12–1.31) |
| U11 | 0.98 (0.90–1.08) | 0.98 (0.89–1.07) | 1.00 (0.91–1.09) | 0.98 (0.92–1.05) |
| U13 | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 1.06 (0.97–1.15) | 1.03 (0.95–1.12) | 1.04 (0.98–1.11) |
| U15 | 0.98 (0.90–1.06) | 0.95 (0.87–1.03) | 0.97 (0.89–1.05) | 0.98 (0.92–1.04) |
| U17 | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) | 1.05 (0.97–1.15) | 1.02 (0.94–1.12) | 1.02 (0.96–1.08) |
| U19 | 0.99 (0.90–1.10) | 1.01 (0.91–1.12) | 1.09 (0.99–1.20) | 0.96 (0.89–1.03) |
Values in bold are significant.