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. 2021 May 31;8:657789. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2021.657789

Table 1.

Comparison anthropometric characteristics between endurance runners and sprinters.

Parameters Endurance runners (n = 15) Sprinters (n = 21) P-value
Age, years 20.6 ± 0.4 20.6 ± 0.2 0.95
No. years played 7.8 ± 2.1 7.9 ± 1.5 0.93
Height, cm 169.2 ± 3.5 170.9 ± 7.0 0.39
Body weight, kg 55.1 ± 3.2 63.1 ± 5.7 <0.01
BMI, kg/m2 19.3 ± 1.2 21.6 ± 1.2 <0.01
Body fat, kg 5.2 ± 1.7 6.7 ± 1.8 0.02
Body fat, % 9.4 ± 2.9 10.6 ± 2.8 0.23
Skeletal muscle, kg 28.0 ± 1.5 32.2 ± 3.2 <0.01

BMI, body mass index.