Right ventricular assessment of the adolescent footballer’s heart

Table 2 Background demographics of academy footballers < 18 years

	Black footballers		White footballers		Mixed race footballers		Total		P
	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± SD	N	Mean ± Std. Deviation	N	Mean ± SD	N
Age (year)	16.4 ± 0.6	166	16.4 ± 0.5	826	16.5 ± 0.6	95	16.4 ± 0.5	1087	0.132
Height (cm)	177.3 ± 6.9	143	178.2 ± 7.0	770	178.1 ± 6.8	92	178.1 ± 7.0	1005	0.327
Weight (Kg)	72.5 ± 9.0	139	69.3 ± 7.8	768	69.6 ± 9.2	89	69.8 ± 8.2	996	< 0.0001*
BSA (m²)	1.9 ± 0.1	139	1.9 ± 0.1	762	1.9 ± 0.1	88	1.9 ± 0.1	989	0.049^#
Training (H/week)	11.2 ± 4.6	98	13.6 ± 5.3	546	14.0 ± 5.7	63	13.3 ± 5.3	707	< 0.0001^#

Y Years, SD standard deviation N number CM centimetres Kg kilograms H hours
^*Statistically significant between black footballers and white & mixed race footballers
^#Statistically significant between black footballers and white & mixed Race footballers

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