Comparison of the lowest and highest fT tertiles and their associated athletic performances in female non-running events
| Event | n | All athletes | Lowest fT tertile | Highest fT tertile |
| Discus | ||||
| Distance m | 48 | 60.18 (4.24) | 59.58 (4.97) | 60.69 (4.34) |
| fT pmol/L | (2.1–33.4) | (2.1–7.5) | (12.7–33.4) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.82 (0.44) | 0.60 (0.24) | 1.16 (0.53) | |
| Hammer throw | ||||
| Distance m | 54 | 69.31 (4.34) | 67.76 (2.75) | 70.83 (5.16)* |
| fT pmol/L | (1.0–50.4) | (1.0–8.5) | (13.1–50.4) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.82 (0.40) | 0.62 (0.31) | 1.13 (0.36) | |
| Shot put | ||||
| Distance m | 54 | 18.21 (1.33) | 17.94 (1.58) | 18.54 (1.23) |
| fT pmol/L | (1.8–319.9) | (1.8–10.0) | (16.8–319.9) | |
| T nmol/L | 1.03 (1.57) | 0.57 (0.22) | 1.72 (2.45) | |
| Javelin | ||||
| Distance m | 55 | 60.40 (4.35) | 61.9 (4.64) | 60.37 (4.40) |
| fT pmol/L | (2.2–26.8) | (2.2–7.3) | (9.9–26.8) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.73 (0.27) | 0.59 (0.21) | 0.90 (0.16) | |
| Long jump | ||||
| Distance m | 62 | 6.46 (0.28) | 6.39 (0.34) | 6.47 (0.30) |
| fT pmol/L | (2.1–24.2) | (2.1–6.9) | (10.4–24.2) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.80 (0.43) | 0.53 (0.23) | 1.00 (0.26) | |
| Triple jump | ||||
| Distance m | 54 | 14.00 (0.49) | 14.05 (0.52) | 13.95 (0.43) |
| fT pmol/L | (1.4–242.8) | (1.4–6.4) | (9.2–242.8) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.92 (1.59) | 0.42 (0.16) | 1.66 (2.54) | |
| High jump | ||||
| Distance m | 56 | 1.91 (0.07) | 1.89 (0.06) | 1.90 (0.06) |
| fT pmol/L | (3.6–23.4) | (3.6–6.0) | (8.9–23.4) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.74 (0.42) | 0.48 (0.21) | 1.07 (0.51) | |
| Pole vault | ||||
| Distance m | 48 | 4.51 (0.18) | 4.41 (0.18) | 4.54 (0.17)* |
| fT pmol/L | (2.0–22.9) | (2.0–6.3) | (8.7–22.9) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.78 (0.31) | 0.63 (0.28) | 0.98 (0.31) | |
| 20 km RW | ||||
| Time s | 97 | 5600 (617) | 5680 (235) | 5647 (232) |
| fT pmol/L | (1.8–31.9) | (1.8–5.9) | (9.7–31.9) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.62 (0.29) | 0.43 (0.16) | 0.87 (0.30) | |
| Heptathlon | ||||
| Point | 53 | 6121 (309) | 6095 (353) | 6096 (263) |
| fT pmol/L | (1.8–30.4) | (1.8–5.7) | (8.9–30.4) | |
| T nmol/L | 0.69 (0.36) | 0.47 (0.12) | 1.02 (0.43) | |
Data are presented as mean (SD) or (min–max).
Different from the lowest fT tertile: *p<0.05.
fT, free testosterone; RW, race walking; T, testosterone.