Player baseline characteristics by international status (median (range))
| International (n=130) | Elite professional (n=161) | Kruskal-Wallis p value | |
| Body mass (kg) | 103.0 (94.0, 115.0) | 105.0 (91.3, 115.0) | 0.6 |
| Per cent fat (%) | 13.1 (11.2, 15.8) | 14.2 (12.2, 17.0) | <0.001 |
| Muscle mass (kg) | 89.2 (82.1, 96.3) | 88.6 (79.7, 94.9) | 0.1 |
| Maximum speed (m/s) | 9.0 (7.6, 9.4) | 8.6 (7.7, 9.2) | <0.001 |
| Momentum force (kg⋅m/s) | 879 (834, 927) | 849 (807, 913) | <0.001 |
| Kinetic energy (J) | 3796 (3397, 4182) | 3704 (3258, 4023) | <0.001 |
| Distance covered (m/game)* | 6793 (6304, 7185) | 6448 (6108, 6943) | <0.001 |
*n=47 and 36, respectively.