TABLE 1.
Athletes’ characteristic and physical performance parameters.
| Mean ± SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judoists (n = 16) | Football Players (n = 24) | p-value | Cohen’s d | |
| Age (years) | 22.5 ± 2.9 | 21.9 ± 3.7 | 0.56 | −0.18 |
| Body weight (kg) | 82.1 ± 10.8 | 78.3 ± 6.2 | 0.21 | −0.46 |
| Height (cm) | 181.4 ± 5.0 | 182.0 ± 5.6 | 0.71 | 0.12 |
| Body fat (%) | 11.3 ± 2.5 | 10.8 ± 1.4 | 0.46 | −0.27 |
| Career duration (years) | 12.3 ± 1.0 | 12.4 ± 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.19 |
| Training time (h/week) | 15.1 ± 1.4 | 11.0 ± 1.1 | <0.001 | −3.4 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.97 ± 0.34 | 9.90 ± 0.44 | 0.57 | −0.18 |
| ACa (mg/dL) | 9.36 ± 0.28 | 9.34 ± 0.36 | 0.78 | −0.08 |
| iPTH (pg/mL) | 50.3 ± 17.2 | 40.2 ± 19.6 | 0.09 | −0.54 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | ||||
| Total 25-(OH)D [ng/mL) | 19.96 ± 9.31 | 22.86 ± 8.33 | 0.32 | 0.33 |
| 25-(OH)D3 (ng/mL) | 19.31 ± 9.27 | 22.0 ± 8.52 | 0.36 | 0.30 |
| 25-(OH)D2 (ng/mL) | 0.65 ± 0.35 | 0.86 ± 0.47 | 0.12 | 0.49 |
| 24,25-(OH)2D3 (ng/mL) | 1.30 ± 0.91 | 1.51 ± 0.98 | 0.49 | 0.22 |
| 3-epi-25-(OH)D3 (ng/mL) | 0.72 ± 0.52 | 0.92 ± 0.51 | 0.23 | 0.39 |
| 1,25-(OH)2D (pg/mL) | 44.69 ± 25.44 | 40.40 ± 26.97 | 0.61 | −0.16 |
| VDBP (µmol/L) | 2.25 ± 0.41 | 2.48 ± 0.52 | 0.14 | 0.47 |
| Free 25-(OH)D M1 (pg/mL) | 12.71 ± 6.11 | 14.07 ± 6.09 | 0.50 | 0.22 |
| Free 25-(OH)D M2 (pg/mL) | 10.20 ± 4.91 | 11.45 ± 4.81 | 0.49 | 0.22 |
| Bioavailable 25-(OH)D (ng/mL) | 4.23 ± 2.04 | 4.70 ± 1.98 | 0.54 | 0.20 |
| Handgrip (kg) | ||||
| L | 49.6 ± 11.4 | 41.3 ± 7.5 | 0.018 | −0.89 |
| R | 48.8 ± 12.1 | 44.5 ± 7.4 | 0.27 | -0.40 |
| Jump height (m) | 0.38 ± 0.06 | 0.38 ± 0.04 | 0.85 | −0.07 |
| Peak force (N) | 2,173 ± 321 | 2,017 ± 209 | 0.10 | −0.59 |
| Peak velocity (m/s) | 2.85 ± 0.21 | 2.83 ± 0.14 | 0.81 | −0.09 |
| Peak power (W) | 4,535 ± 919 | 4,289 ± 515 | 0.35 | −0.34 |
| RSImod (m/s) | 0.48 ± 0.08 | 0.47 ± 0.06 | 0.77 | −0.10 |
| Peak force (N/kg) | 26.2 ± 1.9 | 25.6 ± 2.0 | 0.37 | −0.31 |
| Peak power (W/kg) | 54.4 ± 6.0 | 54.4 ± 5.3 | 0.98 | 0.01 |
| Peak propulsive force/kg (N/kg) | 26.1 ± 1.9 | 25.6 ± 1.9 | 0.39 | −0.29 |
| AVG propulsive force/kg (N/kg) | 20.8 ± 1.2 | 20.7 ± 1.4 | 0.94 | −0.03 |
| Peak propulsive power/kg (W/kg) | 54.2 ± 6.1 | 54.5 ± 5.3 | 0.87 | 0.06 |
| AVG propulsive power/kg (W/kg) | 31.5 ± 3.3 | 31.0 ± 2.7 | 0.58 | −0.19 |
| VO2max (ml/kg/min) | 50.9 ± 2.1 | 53.4 ± 3.5 | 0.02 | 0.62 |
Bold values are statistically significant. iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone; L, left; R, right; RSImod, reactive strength index—modified; VDBP, vitamin D binding protein; AVG, average; VO2max, maximal oxygen uptake.