| |
All participants
|
Control participants
|
Wrestling athletes
|
p
|
|---|
| |
(N = 111)
|
(N = 41)
|
(N = 70)
| |
|---|
|
Weight (kg)
|
66.6
|
(62.3–74.2)
|
64.2
|
(58.1–68.4)
|
68.4
|
(63.6–75.9)
|
0.012
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
23.7
|
(22.2–25.6)
|
21.7
|
(20.1–24.0)
|
24.2
|
(23.2–26.0)
|
< 0.001
|
|
SMI (kg/m2)
|
11.9
|
(11.0–12.5)
|
10.5
|
(9.9–11.5)
|
12.4
|
(11.9–13.0)
|
< 0.001
|
|
FMI (kg/m2)
|
2.7
|
(2.3–3.7)
|
3.2
|
(2.3–4.9)
|
2.6
|
(2.2–3.5)
|
0.024
|
|
Albumin (g/dL)
|
4.5
|
(4.3–4.8)
|
4.8
|
(4.7–5.0)
|
4.3
|
(4.2–4.5)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Transthyretin (mg/dL)
|
29.8
|
(26.5–33.0)
|
29.8
|
(25.3–32.2)
|
29.8
|
(27.1–33.1)
|
0.790
|
|
Transferrin (mg/dL)
|
248
|
(228–268)
|
255
|
(235–272)
|
247
|
(222–264)
|
0.071
|
|
FT3 (pg/mL)
|
3.22
|
(3.09–3.39)
|
3.18
|
(3.04–3.34)
|
3.23
|
(3.10–3.41)
|
0.115
|
|
FT4 (ng/dL)
|
1.04
|
(0.98–1.10)
|
1.02
|
(0.98–1.10)
|
1.05
|
(0.97–1.11)
|
0.318
|
|
TSH (μIU/mL)
|
1.78
|
(1.24–2.25)
|
1.84
|
(1.19–2.12)
|
1.67
|
(1.36–2.30)
|
0.647
|
|
BTR
|
6.49
|
(5.80–7.58)
|
7.62
|
(6.83–8.61)
|
6.07
|
(5.51–6.64)
|
< 0.001
|
- Data is expressed as the median (25th–75th percentile)
- Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the wrestling athletes with the control participants
- BMI Body mass index; SMI Skeletal muscle index; FMI Fat mass index; FT3 Free 3,5,3′-triiodothyronine; FT4 Free thyroxine; TSH Thyrotropin; BTR Branched-chain amino acid to tyrosine ratio
