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Table 3 Participants’ characteristics

From: Plyometric-Jump Training Effects on Physical Fitness and Sport-Specific Performance According to Maturity: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis

 

Sex

Years of age (maturity)

Body mass (kg)

Height (cm)

SPT

Sport*

Season period

Asadi et al. [109]

Male

11.5 ( − 1.8 y PHV)

31.0

138.3

No

Soccer

Pre-season

  

14.0 (0.3 y PHV)

43.5

154.5

   

Davies et al. [110]

Female

11.7 (0.2 y PHV)

42.9

154.0

No

NA

NA

  

14.3 (2.5 y PHV)

59.9

166.3

   

Heinonen et al. [111]

Female

11.7 (Tanner I-II)

39.3

147.9

NR

NA

NA

  

13.7 (Tanner IV-V)

52.5

161.2

   

Lloyd et al. [112]

Male

12.7 ( − 1.5 y PHV)

56.0

159.6

No

NA

A

  

16.4 (1.3 y PHV)

67.8

179.5

   

Lloyd et al. [113]

Male

12.3 ( − 1.9 y PHV)

44.8

151.9

No

NA

NA

  

15.3 (1.1 y PHV)

65.0

174.4

   

Moran et al. [114]

Male

12.6 ( − 1.5 y PHV)

50.9

155.4

No

Field hockey

In-season

  

14.3 (0.3 y PHV)

58.8

173.1

   

Ramirez-Campillo et al. [115]

Male

10.9 ( − 2.3 y PHV)

42.5

148.0

No

Soccer

In-season

11.2 ( − 2.2 y PHV)

40.8

149.0

15.0 (1.7 y PHV)

63.6

169.0

15.6 (1.8 y PHV)

63.6

169.0

Romero et al. [116]

Female

12.7 (Tanner II-IV)

40.9

145.8

No

NA

NA

16.3 (Tanner IV-V)

54.0

153.9

Uzelac-Sciran et al. [117]

Male

13.1 ( − 1.0 y PHV)

49.4

159.8

No

NA

NA

14.0 (0.8 y PHV)

68.5

176.3

 

Vera-Asaoka et al. [118]

Male

11.2 (Tanner I-III)

36.8

143.0

No

Soccer

In-season

14.4 (Tanner IV)

54.7

163.0

 

Vilela et al. [119]

Female

10.5 (Tanner II)

38.6

150.0

No

Volleyball

Pre-season

11.8 (Tanner III)

46.3

160.0

 
  1. Abbreviations: ordered alphabetically
  2. *In the studies with participants involved in sports, the control groups involved sport-specific active controls
  3. y PHV: years to/from age of peak height velocity; NA: not applicable. In the studies indicated as NA, control groups involved school-based physical education active controls; NR: not reported; SPT: systematic plyometric-jump training