|
Variable
|
Sex
|
International
|
National
|
Total
|
p-value Level
|
p-value Sex
|
p-value Level·Sex
|
|---|
|
Age (years)
|
Women
|
23.2 ± 8.2
|
22.1 ± 4.0
|
22.8 ± 7.0
|
0.704
|
0.146
|
0.840
|
|
Men
|
20.0 ± 2.7
|
19.7 ± 1.4
|
19.9 ± 2.3
|
|
Total
|
22.0 ± 6.8
|
21.2 ± 3.4
|
21.8 ± 5.9
|
|
Fencing (years of experience)
|
Women
|
9.5 ± 0.9
|
9.8 ± 0.4 a
|
9.6 ± 0.9 a
|
0.138
|
0.008
|
0.014
|
|
Men
|
9.4 ± 0.9 b
|
8.2 ± 1.5 a, b
|
9.0 ± 1.2 a
|
|
Total
|
9.5 ± 1.0
|
9.2 ± 1.2
|
9.4 ± 1.1
|
|
Weekly training sessions
|
Women
|
6.8 ± 3.1 b
|
4.4 ± 1.5 b
|
6.0 ± 2.9
|
0.064
|
0.460
|
0.288
|
|
Men
|
5.3 ± 1.3
|
4.7 ± 3.5
|
5.1 ± 2.2
|
|
Total
|
6.3 ± 2.7
|
4.5 ± 2.3
|
5.7 ± 2.7
|
- Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation. a statistically significant differences between women and men of the same performance level; b statistically significant differences between international and national level fencers of the same sex; Level of statistical significance was set as p < 0.05
