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Table 1 Characteristics of male and female track and field athletes by age, height, weight, BMI and vitamin D status

From: Does vitamin D affect strength and speed characteristics and testosterone concentration in elite young track and field athletes in the North European summer?

 

Male (mean ± SD; min, max) n = 23

Female (mean ± SD; min, max) n = 45

P value

Age, years

18.2 ± 1.9 (15.5, 23.1)

17.3 ± 2.6 (12.8, 23.2)

0.15

Height, cm

185 ± 7.3 (166, 198)

171 ± 6.0 (162, 184)

 < 0.001

Weight, kg

74.5 ± 10.5 (53.9, 99.0)

61.6 ± 16.5 (36.3, 95.0)

 < 0.023

BMI

21.8 ± 2.5 (18.8, 31.2)

20.3 ± 2.5 (16.6, 30.1)

0.002

25(OH)D, ng/ml

36.5 ± 10.8 (20.1, 63.2)

37.8 ± 14.5 (18.6, 82.8)

0.71

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Nutrition Journal

ISSN: 1475-2891

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