Table 1. Characteristics of male world-class sprinters, young American and Danish normal population.
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Sprinters |
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DK |
Statistical Difference (p < 0.05) |
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| Height (m) |
mean |
1.80 |
1.77 |
1.82 |
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SD |
.06 |
.08 |
.07 |
Sprinters < DK < |
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Body mass (kg) |
mean |
77.0 |
83.4 |
79.8 |
Sprinters = DK < |
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SD |
6.6 |
19 |
13 |
Sprinters < DK < |
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BMI (kg·m-2) |
Mean |
23.7 |
26.6 |
24.1 |
Sprinters = DK < |
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SD |
1.5 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
Sprinters < DK < |
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| USA = American normal population, DK = Danish normal population. |