Anthropometric and demographic characteristics of the sample (n=44)
| Men (n = 24) | Women (n =20) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | |
| *Significantly different from women (p<0.05). | ||||||
| Age (years) | 30.4 | 6.0 | 21.0–45.0 | 32.2 | 9.2 | 18.0–49.0 |
| Weight (kg) | 72.8* | 11.6 | 40.1–94.2 | 60.1 | 5.9 | 50.2–69.9 |
| Height (cm) | 177.4* | 8.8 | 163.5–193.5 | 166.4 | 5.7 | 157.8–192.5 |
| Leg length (cm) | 82.7* | 5.9 | 74.2–96.3 | 77.3 | 4.0 | 71.0–85.0 |
| Arm span (cm) | 185.4* | 9.6 | 168.0–207.0 | 168.6 | 8.4 | 157.0–192.5 |
| Ape index | 1.0 | 0.02 | 1.00–1.08 | 1.0 | 0.03 | 0.96–1.11 |
| Body fat (%) | 9.8* | 3.5 | 3.3–17.2 | 20.7 | 4.9 | 14.1–29.6 |
| Self reported rating (YDS) | 5.10c* | 1.5 | 5.8–5.13d | 5.9 | 1.7 | 5.6–5.12c |
| Total years climbing | 7.2 | 6.1 | .10–22 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 0.1–44.0 |
| Training (hours/week) | 7.2* | 5.0 | 1.0–20.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.0–15.0 |