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Table 1 Demographics of all male and female competition entries who won and lost. Data are mean (standard deviation)

From: What are the odds? Identifying factors related to competitive success in powerlifting

Variable

Male (n = 6,567)

Female (n = 4,032)

Win (n = 4,199)

Lose (n = 6,400)

Age, year

28 (10)

31 (11)

30 (11)

29 (11)

Body weight, kg

89.5 (18.3)

69.5 (15.7)

81.7 (22.6)

82.0 (17.8)

Age ≥ 40 year#

725[11%]

784 [19%]

642 [15%]

867 [14%]

Time competing, days

357 (511)

318 (489)

401 (528)

304 (483)

Average competitions, n

3.0 (2.9)

3.0 (2.8)

3.4 (3.3)

2.8 (2.5)

  1. *P < 0.05; P < 0.01; P < 0.001