Table 1: Anthropometric characteristics of participants.

 

Age (years)

Height (m)

Body mass (kg)

Body mass index (kg.m2)

Training time (years)

Training time per week (hours)

Parathlete I

43

1.63

96.5

36.2

22

18

Parathlete II

36

1.70

82.3

28.4

7

9

Parathlete III

41

1.65

90.0

33.0

1

7

Parathlete IV

34

1.76

89.0

28.7

1.2

6

Parathlete V

13

1.46

35.5

16.5

0.9

5

Parathlete VI

40

1.63

84.0

31.6

0.7

6

 

Legend: m = meters; kg = kilograms; kg.m2 = kilograms per square meter. Parathlete I-II = High Yield; Other Parathletes = amateurs.