Table 1.  Physical characteristics in mean (standard deviation).
 
 
Intervention group
 
Control
group
 
 
 
All (n = 11)
Female (n = 5)
All (n = 9)
Female (n = 7)

Age (years)

17.5(2.9)
16.8 (2.0)
15.9 (1.1)
15.6(.8)

LBL (m)

1.71 (.09)
1.66 (.03)
1.73 (.06)
1.70 (.03)

RH (m)

2.18 (.11)
2.11 (.03)
2.21 (.11)
2.17(.08)

BM (kg)

Pre

58.9 (10.2)
53.4 (3.1)
58.3 (6.6)
56.3 (5.7)
 

Post

59.5 (10.1)
53.6 (3.0)
59.7 (6.9) *
57.4 (5.8)
LBL: lying body length, m: metres, RH: reaching height, BM: body mass, kg: kilograms. * Significant change in group at p < 0.05.