Table 1.
Baseline anthropometric data of participants.
| Endurance Runners (n = 22) (Mean ± SD) |
Powerlifters (n = 22) (Mean ± SD) |
Controls (n = 22) (Mean ± SD) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 22.36 ± 2.59 | 23.09 ± 4.83 | 22.70 ± 3.68 | 0.82 |
| Height (cm) | 175.57 ± 2.78 | 178.21 ± 3.72 | 169.03 ± 3.24 | <0.001 |
| Weight (kg) | 64.22 ± 1.75 | 80.32 ± 9.81 | 71.34 ± 6.20 | <0.001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 20.82 ± 0.31 | 25.29 ± 4.08 | 24.05 ± 1.22 | <0.001 |
| Training hours (h*week) | 10.21 ± 2.30 | 11.42 ± 2.80 | <0.01 | |
| Sessions (sessions per week) | 3.38 ± 0.77 | 4.93 ± 1.41 | <0.001 | |
| Training experience (years) | 6.18 ± 4.29 | 5.23 ± 6.92 | 0.59 |
Data is presented as the mean (SD). Training hours: self-reported hours of weekly training/physical exercise; Sessions: number of self-reported training/physical exercise sessions per week.