Anthropometric measurements expressed as mean±SD for the three age categories
| Age categories | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | U15 (n = 12) | U18 (n = 15) | U23 (n = 12) |
| **p<0.01, ***p<0.001, significantly different from the U18 and U23 measurements, respectively. | |||
| †p<0.05, †††p<0.001, significantly different from the U23 measurement. | |||
| Age (years) | 13.8±0.8*** | 16.7±1.0††† | 20.4±1.3 |
| Height (m) | 1.61±0.07** | 1.69±0.04 | 1.69±0.07 |
| Weight (kg) | 49.7±7.3† | 58.7±10.3 | 61.9±10.6 |
| Body fat (%) | 7.6±2.4 | 8.7±5.1 | 10.2±4.8 |