Group | |||
---|---|---|---|
Trained women* | Trained men† | Untrained men‡ | |
Age (years) | 23 (5) | 23 (4) | 18 (1)§ |
Height (cm) | 169 (3)¶ | 180 (8) | 180 (5) |
Body weight** (kg) | 66.6 (7.7) | 81.5 (11.2)†† | 70.6 (13.3) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 (2.6) | 25.3 (3.4) | 21.9 (3.1)‡‡ |
Mean (SD).
*Two women were serving in field units (average 3 years) the remainder were in week 10 of phase 1 training.
†All were serving in field units (average of 4 years).
‡All had received basic foot drill instruction in an Army Cadet Force unit.
§Younger than trained women and men, p<0.01.
¶Shorter than men, p<0.01.
**The term body weight is used interchangeably with body mass to allow easy comparison with published data.
††Greater than women, p<0.01.
‡‡Less than trained men, p<0.05.
BMI, body mass index.