Comparison of the biometric data of professional tennis players and sedentary non-athletic subjects
| Characteristics | Normal | Tennis | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Values are given as mean (SD). Significant p values are shown in bold. | ||||
| Age (years) | 26.46 (0.5) | 27.56 (0.7) | 0.123 | |
| Height (cm) | 174.9 (0.3) | 176.1 (0.6) | 0.095 | |
| Weight (kg) | 72.26 (1.2) | 74.65 (1.4) | 0.057 | |
| Perimeter foream (cm) | Dominant | 25.5 (1.4) | 28.7 (1.3) | 0.03 |
| Non-dominant | 24.9 (1.3) | 25.1 (1.4) | 0.255 | |
| p | 0.06 | 0.03 | ||
| Perimeter arm (cm) | Dominant | 29.4 (2.0) | 31.9 (1.2) | 0.02 |
| Non-dominant | 28.4 (1.9) | 28.2 (1.0) | 0.349 | |
| p | 0.06 | 0.01 | ||
| Length upper extremity (cm) | Dominant | 72.63 (0.8) | 73.03 (0.9) | 0.491 |
| Non-dominant | 72.50 (1.8) | 71.92 (0.7) | 0.552 | |
| p | 0.627 | 0.03 | ||