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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of players

From: The influence of maturation, fitness, and hormonal indices on minutes played in elite youth soccer players: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Mean ± SD

Height (cm)

176.50 ± 5.23

Weight (kg)

60.97 ± 8.29

Chronological age (yrs)

15.61 ± 0.27

Skeletal age (yrs)

16.65 ± 0.84

Maturity Offsets (yrs)

1.97 ± 0.43

Soccer training (mo)

79.92 ± 19.48

V̇O2max (ml kg−1 min−1)

49.84 ± 3.48

Best sprints (s)

6.44 ± 0.24

Worst sprints (s)

7.00 ± 0.31

Fatigue index (s)

0.56 ± 0.29

CMJ (cm)

40.87 ± 4.24

GH (ng/dl)

1.77 ± 2.21

IGF1 (ng/dl)

358.33 ± 105.57

Minutes of playing (min)

1383.37 ± 260.76

  1. V̇O2max: maximal oxygen consumption; CMJ = countermovement jump; GH = growth hormone; IGF1 = insulin-like growth factor