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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics and body composition of development and validation groups (mean ± standard deviation)

From: Athletic bioimpedance-based equations underestimate fat free mass components in male elite soccer players: development and validation of new soccer-specific predictive models

 

Development group (N = 73)

Validation group (N = 29)

Age (yrs)

25.2 ± 5.2

25.9 ± 6.7

Body mass (kg)

80.3 ± 6.3

82.8 ± 5.9

Stature (cm)

184.8 ± 5.8

184.9 ± 4.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

23.6 ± 1.0

24.1 ± 1.2

Endomorphy

1.7 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.4

Mesomorphy

4.6 ± 0.6

4.5 ± 0.8

Ectomorphy

2.7 ± 0.5

2.5 ± 0.6

Fat mass (kg)

9.4 ± 1.6

10.2 ± 2.0

Fat mass (%)

11.6 ± 1.6

12.3 ± 2.3

Fat-free mass (kg)

71.5 ± 5.6

72.6 ± 5.8

Lean soft tissue (kg)

67.6 ± 5.3

68.7 ± 5.4

Appendicular lean soft tissue (kg)

36.6 ± 3.9

37.3 ± 3.3

Resistance (ohm)

471.5 ± 29.4

484.4 ± 35.8

Reactance (ohm)

67.4 ± 5.2

68.7 ± 5.9

Phase angle (degree)

8.2 ± 0.7

8.1 ± 0.7