Descriptive anthropometric characteristics for male junior rowers compared with Belgian reference data 16
| Male jnior rowers (n=383) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension | Mean | SD | Range | Belgian median (n=1098) |
| *Maximum girth of the tensed upper arm (maximum flexed); †midway between acromium and olecranon, arm relaxed; ‡maximum girth. | ||||
| —, data not available. | ||||
| Body mass (kg) | 82.2 | 7.4 | 60.0–108.1 | 64.7 |
| Stature (cm) | 187.4 | 5.8 | 167.6–201.5 | 175.4 |
| Sitting height (cm) | 96.8 | 3.2 | 87.5–106.7 | 91.4 |
| Leg length (cm) | 90.7 | 3.8 | 78.3–99.1 | 84.0 |
| Arm length (cm) | 82.9 | 3.3 | 71.6–92.6 | — |
| Biacromial diameter (cm) | 41.5 | 1.7 | 37.0–48.7 | 39.1 |
| Bicristal diameter (cm) | 30.3 | 1.6 | 26.2–39.1 | — |
| Humerus width (cm) | 7.6 | 0.3 | 6.4–8.6 | 7.0 |
| Femur width (cm) | 10.3 | 0.6 | 8.7–18.2 | 9.6 |
| Biceps girth (cm)* | 32.9 | 1.9 | 27.4–40.0 | 28.1 |
| Upper arm girth (cm)† | 29.8 | 1.9 | 24.1–36.3 | — |
| Forearm girth (cm) | 28.6 | 1.3 | 24.3–33.3 | — |
| Thigh girth (cm) | 57.9 | 3.3 | 48.5–68.2 | 51.3 |
| Calf girth (cm)‡ | 37.7 | 1.9 | 32.8–44.8 | 34.9 |
| Biceps skinfold (mm) | 3.9 | 1.0 | 2.0–9.3 | — |
| Triceps skinfold (mm) | 7.9 | 2.2 | 3.8–15.9 | 6.8 |
| Subscapular skinfold (mm) | 8.9 | 1.6 | 5.7–16.5 | 8.3 |
| Suprailiac skinfold (mm) | 6.6 | 2.2 | 3.5–18.0 | 7.7 |
| Thigh skinfold (mm) | 11.5 | 3.8 | 5.0–25.7 | — |
| Calf skinfold (mm) | 8.4 | 3.0 | 3.2–21.5 | — |