Markers of Biological Stress and Mucosal Immunity during a Week Leading to Competition in Adolescent Swimmers

Table 1

Subjects’ physical characteristics (mean ± SE).

Variables	Boys; 𝑛=10	Girls; 𝑛=13	Total cohort; 𝑛=23
Age	13.9 ± 0.3	13.5 ± 0.4	13.6 ± 0.2
Body mass (kg)	56.4 ± 3.7	55.0 ± 3.0	55.5 ± 2.3
Body height (cm)	168.5 ± 3.8	164.3 ± 2.2	166.1 ± 2.1
Body fat (%)	11.4 ± 0.9	18.9 ± 1.3*	15.6 ± 1.1

^∗𝑃≤0.05 difference between boys and girls.