Table 2 Age, BMI and career stage: differences according to current primary sports and current level of competition

Current primary sport: F(6, 291)

(1)= 3.69, p< .01, (2)= 1.88. p= .09; (3)= 9.08, p< .01.

MMA

30

27.73

10.70

25.78

5.88

27.93^a

21.88

MT/KB

46

27.30^a

6.35

24.62

3.39

42.93^a

33.53

Boxing

61

25.92^a

6.91

24.01

5.73

40.59^a

30.53

BJJ

58

29.38

7.96

25.43

4.10

38.91^a

29.08

Wrestling

43

33.84^a

15.58

26.34

4.51

74.56^a

30.06

Judo

26

28.27

6.81

27.14

5.75

48.50^a

30.47

TSS

34

26.68^a

7.37

25.33

4.74

47.35^a

34.14

Current level of competition: F(2, 295) (1)= 1.02, p= .36; (2)= 2.71, p = .07; (3)= 6.43, p<.01.

Amateur

115

27.50

9.02

25.08

5.42

37.39^a

32.47

Regional/State

99

29.33

9.49

26.21

4.78

49.74

32.27

Elite

84

28.61

10.03

24.60

4.14

52.37^a

31.59