Table 1
Participant characteristics and group differences.
| Male (n = 30) | Female (n = 15) | Difference | |||
| p-value | Cohen’s d | % | |||
| Age (years) | 16.1 ± 1.2 | 15.9 ± 1.5 | .675 | 0.138 | 1.2 |
| Height (cm) | 177 ± 6 | 169 ± 6 | < .001 | 1.377 | 5.0 |
| BM (kg) | 69.4 ± 5.7 | 58.9 ± 5.8 | < .001 | 1.832 | 17.8 |
| BMI | 22.1 ± 1.1 | 20.7 ± 2.1 | .011 | 0.877 | 6.6 |
| Competitive level (ITN) | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 2.7 ± 2.1 | .597 | 0.174 | 1.9 |
| Training background (years) | 8.5 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 1.1 | .006 | 0.942 | 18.3 |
| Values are mean ± SD. BM = body mass; BMI = body mass index; ITN = international tennis number. | |||||
