| Endurance athletes (n = 48) | Speed-power athletes (n = 40) | Throws athletes (n = 19) | Significant difference | F (p) | η2 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | ||||||
Age [years] | 57.7 ± 11.1 | 55.2 ± 12.2 | 56.8 ± 9.8 | – | 0.6 (0.562) | 0.01 |
Body mass [kg] | 57.0 ± 7.3 | 60.6 ± 5.7 | 83.8 ± 12.2 | 1,2v3 | 82.5 (< 0.001) | 0.61 |
Height [cm] | 162.6 ± 6.8 | 166.2 ± 7.7 | 169.9 ± 5.4 | 1v3 | 8.1 (< 0.001) | 0.13 |
Forearm length [cm] | 24.4 ± 1.1 | 24.9 ± 1.3 | 25.1 ± 1.2 | – | 3.2 (0.046) | 0.06 |
Wrist width [cm] | 4.7 ± 0.3 | 4.9 ± 0.3 | 5.3 ± 0.6 | 1v2v3 | 20.8 (< 0.001) | 0.28 |
BMD dis R + U [g/cm2] | 0.293 ± 0.054 | 0.322 ± 0.075 | 0.350 ± 0.053 | 1v3 | 6.1 (0.003) | 0.10 |
BMD prox R + U [g/cm2] | 0.649 ± 0.101 | 0.713 ± 0.118 | 0.783 ± 0.094 | 1v2,3 | 11.5 (< 0.001) | 0.18 |
BMD prox R [g/cm2] | 0.677 ± 0.117 | 0.736 ± 0.118 | 0.802 ± 0.101 | 1v3 | 8.6 (< 0.001) | 0.14 |
BMC dis R + U [g] | 1.222 ± 0.265 | 1.323 ± 0.316 | 1.544 ± 0.245 | 1,2v3 | 8.9 (< 0.001) | 0.15 |
BMC prox R + U [g] | 1.718 ± 0.259 | 1.867 ± 0.298 | 2.192 ± 0.381 | 1,2v3 | 17.2 (< 0.001) | 0.25 |
BMC prox R [g] | 0.908 ± 0.140 | 0.995 ± 0.159 | 1.166 ± 0.202 | 1v2v3 | 17.8 (< 0.001) | 0.25 |
T-score dis R + U | −0.902 ± 0.834 | −0.547 ± 1.179 | −0.031 ± 0.835 | 1v3 | 5.6 (0.005) | 0.10 |
T-score prox R + U | −2.660 ± 1.605 | −1.691 ± 1.859 | −0.555 ± 1.494 | 1v2,3 | 11.2 (< 0.001) | 0.18 |
T-score prox R | − 2.204 ± 1.840 | −1.308 ± 1.863 | − 0.223 ± 1.608 | 1v3 | 8.6 (< 0.001) | 0.14 |
% age matched dis R + U | 95.1 ± 15.3 | 100.6 ± 21.9 | 111.4 ± 17.8 | 1v3 | 5.3 (0.006) | 0.09 |
% age matched prox R + U | 87.7 ± 10.3 | 93.6 ± 13.7 | 103.8 ± 12.0 | 1,2v3 | 12.4 (< 0.001) | 0.19 |
% age matched prox R | 92.5 ± 11.6 | 98.0 ± 14.2 | 107.7 ± 12.1 | 1,2v3 | 9.8 (< 0.001) | 0.16 |
%BF | 24.8 ± 5.2 | 25.0 ± 4.1 | 30.9 ± 6.2 | 1,2v3 | 11.3 (< 0.001) | 0.18 |
BFM [kg] | 14.4 ± 4.7 | 15.4 ± 3.2 | 25.7 ± 7.5 | 1,2v3 | 40.1 (< 0.001) | 0.43 |
LBM [kg] | 42.4 ± 4.4 | 45.8 ± 4.6 | 56.4 ± 7.5 | 1v2v3 | 50.3 (< 0.001) | 0.49 |
TBW [kg] | 30.5 ± 3.2 | 33.0 ± 3.3 | 56.4 ± 7.5 | 1v2v3 | 50.5 (< 0.001) | 0.49 |
SLM [kg] | 39.1 ± 4.0 | 41.9 ± 4.8 | 51.7 ± 6.9 | 1v2v3 | 44.9 (< 0.001) | 0.46 |
ICW | 18.5 ± 2.0 | 20.0 ± 1.9 | 24.4 ± 3.2 | 1v2v3 | 50.0 (< 0.001) | 0.49 |
ECW | 12.0 ± 1.3 | 13.1 ± 1.5 | 16.1 ± 2.2 | 1v2v3 | 47.1 (< 0.001) | 0.47 |