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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of female basketball players by chronological age and results of ANOVA analysis comparing age groups

From: Does predicted age at peak height velocity explain physical performance in U13–15 basketball female players?

Variables

1. U13

(n = 267)

2. U14

(n = 370)

3. U15

(n = 267)

F (p)

η2

d

Chronological age (years)

M

13.06

13.95

14.82

S.E

0.02

0.02

0.02

APHV (years)

M

11.65

11.78

12.03

72.1 (***)

0.14

1v2v3

S.E

0.02

0.02

0.02

Body height (cm)

M

165.3

167.7

167.8

15.6 (***)

0.03

1v2,3

S.E

0.4

0.3

0.4

Body mass (kg)

M

55.0

58.2

59.6

21.2 (***)

0.05

1v2,3

S.E

0.5

0.4

0.5

Standing reach (cm)

M

220.6

223.5

223.3

8.8 (***)

0.02

1v2,3

S.E

0.6

0.5

0.6

5 m (s)

M

1.243

1.221

1.205

4.6 (*)

0.01

1v3

S.E

0.011

0.007

0.005

10 m (s)

M

2.021

2.028

2.048

2.2

S.E

0.012

0.008

0.007

20 m (s)

M

3.585

3.551

3.539

5.8 (**)

0.01

1v3

S.E

0.01

0.008

0.011

Agility—S1 (s)

M

1.653

1.671

1.677

0.65

S.E

0.015

0.013

0.015

Agility—S2 (s)

M

5.768

5.736

5.672

2.2

S.E

0.033

0.027

0.034

Agility—S3 (s)

M

7.677

7.601

7.499

6.3 (**)

0.01

1v3

S.E

0.035

0.03

0.036

Agility—S4 (s)

M

10.082

9.953

9.754

13.6 (***)

0.04

1,2v3

S.E

0.045

0.04

0.043

Agility—S5 (s)

M

13.678

13.471

13.272

9.3 (***)

0.02

1v3

S.E

0.063

0.059

0.064

Agility—Total (s)

M

15.726

15.538

15.314

9.4 (***)

0.02

1,2v3

S.E

0.068

0.059

0.062

SVJmax (cm)

M

255.3

259.8

260.0

17.7 (***)

0.04

1v2,3

S.E

0.7

0.6

0.6

VJmax (cm)

M

263.7

268.1

268.7

15.6 (***)

0.04

1v2,3

S.E

0.7

0.6

0.7

SVJ (cm)

M

34.9

36.2

36.7

7.07 (**)

0.02

1v2,3

S.E

0.3

0.3

0.4

VJ (cm)

M

43.1

44.5

45.3

5.69 (**)

0.01

1v3

S.E

0.5

0.4

0.5

Yo-Yo Distance (m)

M

736

826

852

8.8 (***)

0.02

1v2,3

S.E

20

18

22

Yo-Yo VO2max (ml/kg/min)

M

42.6

43.3

43.4

8.3 (***)

0.02

1v2,3

S.E

0.2

0.1

0.2

  1. M mean; S.E. standard errors; SVJ standing vertical jump; VJ vertical jump; d significant differences between groups
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001