Table 5 Anthropometric data in each category
Kruskal-Wallis test | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | (Differences among Q1–Q4) | ||
Recreational elementary school | Height (cm) | 141.9 | 142.1 | 140.7 | 138.6 | p < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 35.5 | 35.1 | 34.1 | 32.9 | p < 0.01 | |
Elite elementary school | Height (cm) | 157.1*** | 156.9*** | 154.7*** | 153.6*** | |
Weight (kg) | 50.4*** | 48.4*** | 50.1*** | 40.6** | ||
Recreational junior high school | Height (cm) | 163.1 | 161.6 | 160.5 | 157.3 | p < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 53.8 | 52.4 | 51.4 | 48.1 | p < 0.001 | |
Elite junior high school | Height (cm) | 170.1*** | 167.7* | 164.5* | 161.0* | p < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 62.4*** | 60.4*** | 56.1** | 52.9** | p < 0.001 | |
Recreational high school | Height (cm) | 172.3 | 171.3 | 172.1 | 170.9 | |
Weight (kg) | 68.2 | 68.4 | 67.9 | 65.9 | p < 0.01 | |
Elite high school | Height (cm) | 173.0 | 173.8*** | 172.1 | 171.0 | p < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 71.2*** | 70.6** | 69.5 * | 69.9** | ||
NPB | Height (cm) | 180.4 | 180.4 | 179.9 | 179.7 | p < 0.05 |
Weight (kg) | 80.1 | 80.2 | 80.4 | 79.8 | ||
MLB | Height (cm) | 189.9 | 190.0 | 189.5 | 190.5 | |
Weight (kg) | 94.3 | 94.6 | 95.0 | 95.1 |