Table 3 Bodyweight comparisons of competitors included in analyses
From: What are the odds? Identifying factors related to competitive success in powerlifting
Weight class | n | Body weight (kg) | d (95% CI) | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All: Minimum | All: Mean (SD) | All: Maximum | Won: Mean (SD) | Lost: Mean (SD) | ||||
All | 10,599 | 43.30 | 81.90 (19.87) | 195.00 | 81.7 (22.6) | 82.0 (17.8) | − 0.02 (− 0.06, 0.02) | 0.403 |
Female | 4032 | 43.30 | 69.52 (15.69) | 160.00 | 69.88 (17.56) | 69.22 (13.93) | 0.04 (− 0.02, 0.10) | 0.180 |
47 kg# | 86 | 43.30 | 46.25 (0.74) | 47.00 | 46.23 (0.77) | 46.34 (0.67) | − 0.14 (− 0.64, 0.35) | 0.565 |
48 kg^ | 24 | 44.00 | 47.29 (0.97) | 48.00 | 47.25 (0.93) | 47.37 (1.11) | − 0.12 (− 0.97, 0.73) | 0.784 |
52 kg# | 252 | 47.15 | 50.82 (1.07) | 52.00 | 50.75 (1.16) | 50.93 (0.93) | − 0.17 (− 0.42, 0.08) | 0.183 |
53 kg^ | 64 | 48.75 | 51.62 (1.09) | 52.95 | 51.48 (1.12) | 51.85 (1.02) | − 0.34 (− 0.85, 0.17) | 0.188 |
57 kg# | 410 | 52.02 | 55.79 (1.07) | 57.00 | 55.86 (1.05) | 55.70 (1.09) | 0.15 (− 0.05, 0.34) | 0.133 |
58 kg^ | 133 | 53.20 | 56.73 (1.14) | 58.00 | 56.77 (1.12) | 56.71 (1.16) | 0.06 (− 0.29, 0.40) | 0.744 |
63 kg# | 651 | 57.05 | 61.43 (1.33) | 63.00 | 61.56 (1.27) | 61.34 (1.37) | 0.17 (0.01, 0.32) | 0.040 |
64 kg^ | 213 | 58.35 | 62.54 (1.30) | 64.00 | 62.66 (1.28) | 62.48 (1.32) | 0.14 (− 0.15, 0.42) | 0.352 |
72 kg#^ | 1019 | 63.15 | 69.45 (2.09) | 72.00 | 69.43 (2.14) | 69.46 (2.07) | − 0.02 (− 0.15, 0.11) | 0.800 |
84 kg#^ | 659 | 72.10 | 79.34 (3.23) | 84.00 | 79.47 (3.31) | 79.23 (3.16) | 0.07 (− 0.08, 0.23) | 0.346 |
84 kg + # | 395 | 84.20 | 100.22 (14.58) | 160.00 | 100.68 (15.22) | 99.64 (13.75) | 0.07 (− 0.13, 0.27) | 0.479 |
100 kg^ | 79 | 84.40 | 93.79 (4.40) | 99.93 | 94.36 (4.41) | 93.13 (4.37) | 0.28 (− 0.17, 0.72) | 0.219 |
100 kg + ^ | 47 | 100.45 | 112.96 (8.49) | 137.55 | 112.65 (8.61) | 113.61 (8.47) | − 0.11 (− 0.72, 0.50) | 0.723 |
Male | 6567 | 52.05 | 89.50 (18.30) | 188.10 | 90.93 (21.83) | 88.70 (15.91) | 0.12 (0.07, 0.17) | < 0.001 |
59 kg# | 142 | 52.05 | 57.74 (1.41) | 59.00 | 57.76 (1.29) | 57.65 (1.72) | 0.08 (− 0.30, 0.46) | 0.686 |
62 kg^ | 24 | 54.15 | 59.88 (1.90) | 62.00 | 59.79 (1.94) | 60.35 (1.87) | − 0.29 (− 1.37, 0.79) | 0.598 |
66 kg# | 296 | 59.55 | 64.89 (1.23) | 66.00 | 64.98 (1.13) | 64.76 (1.34) | 0.18 (− 0.05, 0.41) | 0.123 |
69 kg^ | 96 | 62.25 | 67.27 (1.54) | 69.00 | 67.69 (1.15) | 66.85 (1.76) | 0.57 (0.16, 0.98) | 0.006 |
74 kg# | 853 | 66.05 | 72.42 (1.62) | 74.00 | 72.60 (1.58) | 72.33 (1.63) | 0.17 (0.03, 0.31) | 0.020 |
77 kg^ | 193 | 69.25 | 74.98 (1.72) | 77.00 | 75.24 (1.72) | 74.84 (1.71) | 0.23 (− 0.07, 0.53) | 0.131 |
83 kg# | 1223 | 74.10 | 80.93 (1.94) | 83.00 | 81.26 (1.68) | 80.80 (2.01) | 0.24 (0.11, 0.37) | < 0.001 |
85 kg^ | 205 | 77.55 | 82.75 (1.76) | 85.00 | 83.01 (1.53) | 82.61 (1.86) | 0.22 (− 0.06, 0.51) | 0.128 |
93 kg# | 1328 | 83.08 | 90.06 (2.39) | 93.00 | 90.31 (2.33) | 89.98 (2.40) | 0.14 (0.01, 0.26) | 0.028 |
94 kg^ | 241 | 85.32 | 91.28 (2.16) | 94.00 | 91.59 (2.04) | 91.15 (2.20) | 0.21 (− 0.07, 0.48) | 0.145 |
105 kg#^ | 1042 | 93.10 | 100.78 (3.21) | 105.00 | 101.13 (3.13) | 100.58 (3.25) | 0.17 (0.04, 0.30) | 0.008 |
120 kg#^ | 590 | 105.10 | 114.07 (4.12) | 120.00 | 114.08 (4.27) | 114.06 (3.98) | 0.00 (− 0.16, 0.17) | 0.955 |
120 kg+#^ | 334 | 120.20 | 138.77 (15.24) | 188.10 | 139.38 (16.30) | 137.96 (13.77) | 0.09 (− 0.12, 0.31) | 0.400 |