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Table 7 Ranking age group, sex and birth tertile in Swedish orienteering

From: Darwinian Selection Discriminates Young Athletes: the Relative Age Effect in Relation to Sporting Performance

Age

Sex

Kruskal-Wallis

Ranking median ± IQR

Χ2

P value

T1

T2

T3

11–15

Men

0.40

0.817

4117 ± 4206.8

4220 ± 3584.8

3865 ± 3031.5

Women

0.33

0.847

2072 ± 2553.0

2160 ± 1865.0

2141 ± 1400.3

16–20

Men

0.97

0.615

2279 ± 4658.0

2918 ± 4279.0

3113 ± 4140.0

Women

0.15

0.928

1718 ± 2303.0

1741 ± 2266.5

1691 ± 2445.8

21–39

Men

0.36

0.834

4827 ± 4935.8

4778 ± 5009.8

4689 ± 5179.0

Women

0.45

0.800

2740 ± 2722.0

2777 ± 2585.0

2760 ± 2399.0

≥ 40

Men

0.93

0.636

4038 ± 3873.8

4010 ± 3693.0

4078 ± 3761.8

Women

0.87

0.649

2322 ± 2062.0

2257 ± 2041.0

2233 ± 2241.0

  1. Χ2 chi-squared statistic, IQR interquartile range, T tertile