Table 1

 Anthropometric data presented for each sport group and controls

NAge (years)Weight (kg)Height (cm)BMI (kg/m2)Age at menarche (years)
Values are mean (SD).
*Non-leanness sports. †Leanness sports.
ap<0.001 compared with G1, G5 and G6 and p  =  0.002 compared with G4; bp<0.001 compared with G1, G4, G5 and G6; cp<0.001 compared with G4; dp<0.001 compared with all other sport groups; ep<0.001 compared with G1, G2, G4, G5 and G6 and p  =  0.002 compared with G7; fp<0.001 compared with G1, G4, G5 and G6 and p  =  0.002 compared with G2; gp<0.001 compared with G4 and G5 and p  =  0.002 compared with G1; hp<0.001 compared with G5; ip<0.001 compared with G2, G3 and G6; jp<0.001 compared with G5; kp<0.001 compared with controls.
Technical (G1)*9022.5 (5.7)64.6 (9.2)169.5 (5.5)22.4 (2.8)13.3 (1.6)
Endurance (G2)†11322.3 (6.3)58.4 (6.4)a168.6 (5.6)20.5 (1.8)b13.8 (1.5)c
Aesthetic (G3)†6517.3 (4.6)d51.5 (7.4)e162.4 (6.8)e19.5 (2.0)f14.0 (1.4)g
Weight class (G4)†3524.3 (5.6)h63.4 (8.6)167.3 (6.2)22.8 (3.3)12.7 (1.6)i
Ball game (G5)*30821.0 (4.6)64.4 (7.8)170.8 (6.5)k22.0 (2.0)13.3 (1.4)
Power (G6)*4021.5 (3.8)62.9 (5.8)168.9 (5.0)22.1 (2.0)13.9 (1.6)
Anti-gravitation (G7)†1821.4 (5.4)58.3 (7.3)j168.9 (6.7)20.4 (1.5)j13.3 (1.2)
All athletes66921.3 (5.3)k61.8 (8.7)k169.1(6.6)k21.6 (2.4)k13.4 (1.4)k
Controls60727.3 (8.0)65.8 (12.9)167.6 (6.0)23.4 (4.3)13.0 (1.3)