Physique traits of female rowers competing in the 2003 Australian Rowing Championships
| Variable | Female U23, n = 28 | Female OPEN, n = 17 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| *Significantly different to U23 (p<0.05). | ||||
| No analysis was undertaken between genders. Data are presented as means and SD. | ||||
| Body mass (kg) | 57.4 | 1.6 | 57.9 | 1.1 |
| Sum of eight skinfolds (mm) | 73.6 | 15.5 | 68.5 | 17.1 |
| Lengths (cm) | ||||
| Height | 170.0 | 5.3 | 170.3 | 3.5 |
| Sitting height | 87.8 | 3.2 | 88.0 | 1.8 |
| Arm span | 172.2 | 5.3 | 172.7 | 4.5 |
| Arm length | 32.4 | 1.8 | 32.6 | 1.1 |
| Forearm length | 24.3 | 1.1 | 24.2 | 0.9 |
| Thigh length | 45.3 | 2.1 | 45.1 | 1.5 |
| Leg length | 45.2 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 1.3 |
| Sitting height/stature (%) | 51.6 | 1.2 | 51.7 | 0.8 |
| Arm length/stature (%) | 44.4 | 1.2 | 44.4 | 0.8 |
| Breadths (cm) | ||||
| Shoulder breadth | 36.8 | 1.4 | 36.9 | 1.3 |
| Transverse chest | 27.0 | 1.0 | 27.7* | 1.0 |
| A-P chest depth | 17.8 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 1.3 |
| Humerus breadth | 6.3 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 0.2 |
| Femur breadth | 9.0 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| Girths (cm) | ||||
| Arm relaxed corrected | 21.5 | 1.0 | 21.8 | 0.9 |
| Arm flexed and tensed | 27.2 | 1.1 | 27.6 | 0.9 |
| Forearm | 24.0 | 0.7 | 23.9 | 0.7 |
| Chest corrected | 81.4 | 2.6 | 82.7 | 2.1 |
| Waist | 66.0 | 2.3 | 67.9* | 1.6 |
| Hip | 91.7 | 2.2 | 91.5 | 1.8 |
| Mid thigh corrected | 44.6 | 2.0 | 44.1 | 1.7 |
| Calf corrected | 30.8 | 2.1 | 31.4 | 2.6 |
| Estimated mass (kg) | ||||
| Fat | 7.1 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Residual | 15.5 | 0.8 | 15.9 | 0.9 |
| Bone | 9.0 | 0.5 | 8.8 | 0.9 |
| Muscle | 25.1 | 1.3 | 25.5 | 1.3 |
| Somatotype | ||||
| Endomorphy | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Mesomorphy | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| Ectomorphy | 3.7 | 0.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| Attitudinal mean (SAM) | 1.25 | – | 1.06 | – |