Table 2

Body composition results (mean (sd)).


All participants (n = 33)
Ice hockey players (n = 16)
Soccer players (n = 17)

Fat free mass from DXA (kg)
73.8 (5.2)
75.4 (3.4)
72.4 (6.2)
Fat free mass from BIS (kg)
75.8 (7.1)
78.9 (4.6)
72.8 (7.9)
p*
0.0056
0.00069
0.64
Fat mass from DXA (% of body weight)
11.9 (3.8)
13.0 (4.0)
10.9 (3.5)
Fat mass from BIS (% of body weight)
9.1 (3.9)
8.4 (4.2)
9.7 (3.6)
p*
0.00074
0.00022
0.28

* paired t-test, DXA compared to BIS

p < 0.05, soccer players compared to ice hockey players (unpaired t-test)

Svantesson et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2008 7:1   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-7-1