Table 1.
Respondent descriptive data: anthropometrics and dance training background.
| Whole cohort | AMS | USAMS | USHS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group ( n ) | 2,086 | 313 | 409 | 1,364 | ||||
| Age† | 19.2 ± 2.40 | 14.9 ± 1.60 (A < UA†) | 19.8 ± 1.71 (UA < UH†) | 20.0 ± 1.51 (A < UH†) | ||||
| Height† | 168.4 ± 7.14 | 167.5 ± 8.52 (A < UA†) | 169.2 ± 6.76 (UA > UH*) | 168.3 ± 6.88 (A < UH*) | ||||
| Body mass† | 53.2 ± 8.26 | 48.3 ± 8.48 (A < UA†) | 54.0 ± 7.85 | 54.0 ± 7.95 (A < UH†) | ||||
| BMI† | 18.7 ± 2.10 | 17.1 ± 2.25 (A < UA†) | 18.8 ± 1.81 | 19.0 ± 1.99 (A < UH†) | ||||
| PYT | 3.2 ± 2.80 | 2.8 ± 1.87 (A < UA†) | 7.7 ± 2.10 (UA > UH†) | 1.9 ± 1.44 | ||||
| Gender | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Group ( n ) | 463 | 1,623 | 89 | 224 | 90 | 319 | 284 | 1,080 |
| Age | 19.1 ± 2.74 | 19.2 ± 2.89 | 14.6 ± 1.70 | 15.0 ± 1.55* | 20.3 ± 1.91† | 19.6 ± 1.63 | 20.1 ± 1.57 | 20.0 ± 1.49 |
| Height | 177.0 ± 7.56† | 165.9 ± 4.65 | 173.5 ± 11.57† | 165.1 ± 5.36 | 178.1 ± 5.25† | 166.7 ± 4.72 | 177.8 ± 6.17† | 165.8 ± 4.42 |
| Body mass | 62.6 ± 9.40† | 50.5 ± 5.46 | 53.4 ± 11.20† | 46.3 ± 6.06 | 64.4 ± 7.36† | 51.1 ± 5.01 | 64.9 ± 7.43† | 51.1 ± 5.06 |
| BMI | 19.9 ± 2.75† | 18.3 ± 1.71 | 17.6 ± 2.84* | 17.0 ± 1.94 | 20.3 ± 2.13† | 18.4 ± 1.45 | 20.6 ± 2.51† | 18.6 ± 1.60 |
| PYT | 3.3 ± 3.04 | 3.1 ± 2.72 | 3.1 ± 2.02 | 2.8 ± 1.8 | 8.3 ± 2.26† | 7.5 ± 2.03 | 1.8 ± 1.45 | 1.9 ± 1.44 |
*
p < 0.05.
†
p < 0.01.
AMS, Affiliation middle school students; USAMS, University but previously trained at affiliate school; USHS, University but previous trained at high school; BMI, Body mass index; PYT, Previous years of training (full-time).