Chronological age, physical characteristics, and body fat of rhythmic gymnasts and non-athletes
| Rhythmic gymnasts | Non-athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek (n = 15) | Canadian (n = 30) | Greek (n = 38) | Canadian (n = 40) | |
| Values are means (SEM). | ||||
| *p<0.05, **p<0.01 between groups; †p<0.05 between countries. | ||||
| BMI, Body mass index; %BF, percentage body fat. | ||||
| Age (years) | 14.5 (0.2) | 14.7 (0.4) | 14.5 (0.1) | 14.2 (0.1) |
| Height (cm) | 160.0 (1.2) | 163.4 (1.8) | 166.2 (1.5) | 161.8 (1.4) |
| Weight (kg) | 43.4 (1.3)* | 45.9 (1.7)* | 52.2 (1.8)* | 58.4 (2.1)* |
| BMI (kg/m) | 16.9 (0.3)* | 17.2 (0.3)** | 18.9 (0.6)*† | 22.3 (0.7)**† |
| %BF | 14.3 (0.5)* | 16.2 (0.4)* | 21.1 (1.0)*† | 25.1 (1.3)*† |