Preseason body composition and injury data (all subjects were male)
| Player demographics and injury data | |
| Population (n) | 36 |
| Mean age (years) | 23.92 (22.54 to 25.29) |
| Total incidence of injuries (n) | 83 |
| Mean incidence of injuries (n) | 2.31 (1.72 to 2.89) |
| Mean injury burden (days missed) | 58.32 (37.67 to 78.98) |
| Follow-up (months) | 9 |
| Anthropometric measurements | |
| Mean height (m) | 1.82 (1.80 to 1.85) |
| Mean leg length (m) | 1.02 (1.01 to 1.04) |
| Mean body mass (kg) | 78.30 (75.63 to 80.97) |
| Mean BMI (kg/m2) | 23.52 (23.09 to 23.94) |
| Mean waist circumference (m) | 0.78 (0.77 to 0.79) |
| Mean hip circumference (m) | 0.95 (0.94 to 0.96) |
| Mean thigh circumference (m) | 0.53 (0.52 to 0.53) |
| DXA measurements | |
| Mean total area (cm2) | 2479.13 (2428.08 to 2530.18) |
| Mean total BMC (g) | 3619.29 (3498.03 to 3740.56) |
| Mean fat mass (g) | 10 354.39 (9622.46 to 11 086.31) |
| Mean lean mass (g) | 65 420.20 (63 510.69 to 67 329.70) |
| Mean lean mass +BMC (g) | 68 726.21 (66 672.87 to 70 779.55) |
| Mean total mass (g) | 79 080.61 (76 727.87 to 81 433.35) |
| Mean total per cent fat (%) | 13.06 (12.31 to 13.82) |
| Mean subtotal BMD (g/cm–2) | 1.35 (1.32 to 1.37) |
| Mean total BMD (g/cm–2) | 1.46 (1.43 to 1.48) |
| Ultrasound SAT measurements | |
| Mean of mean embedded structures* (mm) | 0.55 (0.46 to 0.63) |
| Mean of lateral thigh mean embedded structure (mm) | 0.55 (0.38 to 0.73) |
| Mean of lateral thigh area embedded structure (mm2) | 6.95 (4.75 to 9.15) |
| Mean of anterior thigh mean embedded structure (mm) | 0.48 (0.31 to 0.65) |
| Mean of anterior thigh area embedded structure (mm2) | 6.59 (4.34 to 8.85) |
| Mean of calf mean embedded structure (mm) | 0.18 (0.10 to 0.26) |
| Mean of calf area embedded structure (mm2) | 2.20 (1.22 to 3.19) |
.BMC, bone mineral content; BMD, bone mineral density; BMI, body mass index; DXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue .