Table 1. Means (±SD) of age and body composition indices in Filipino male and
female karate and pencak silat athletes.

 

Pencak silat

 

Karate

 

 

Males
(n = 17)

Females
(n = 5)

Males
(n = 12)

Females
(n = 5)

Age (years)

24.4 (4.8)

20.4 (3.7)

24.0 (4.8)

20.3 (1.3)

Height (m)

1.68 (.05)

1.56 (.06)

1.70 (.05)

1.61 (3.6)

Body mass (kg)

63.2 (9.1)

53.3 (7.8)

64.3 (7.1)

55.8 (6.9)

RPI (cm/kg0.333)

42.4 (1.7)

41.7 (.6)

42.5 (1.5)

42.3 (1.4)

Σ6 skinfolds (mm)

53.7 (24.2)

86.2 (20.2)

48.1 (15.7)

63.6 (24.7)

Proportional Σ6 skinfolds (mm)

54.3 (24.6)

93.4  (19.0)

48.1 (15.2)

67.0 (25.4)