First season (February 2004)
N=27

Fourth season (January 2007)
N=34

Dimension

Mean

SD

Range

Mean

SD

Range

Age

29.5

8.17

18-53

32.5

8.15

21-56

Weight (kg)

89.49

13.67

59.5-120.7

89.75

13.35

64.4-118.8

Height (cm)

181

0.07

168-195

182

0.07

168-198

BMI (kg/m2)

27.14

3.48

20.11-34.9

27.23

3.16

21.43-34.3

Skinfold
thickness (mm)*

100.5

21.02

37-126

81.57

27.7

41.1-149.2

Tricep (mm)

10.3

3.7

4.6-20

8.58

2.65

4.70-18.00

 Bíceps (mm)

6.7

4.0

2.6-17

4.21

2.43

2.20-14.10

 Subscapular (mm)

17.6

6.4

8.8-32

15.46

6.79

8.50-35.00

 Suprailiac (mm)

12.8

5.2

5.4-23.7

10.63

4.12

5.40-21.80

 Calf (mm)

12.5

4.8

6.6-22.6

8.53

3.49

3.20-19.40

 Thigh (mm)

16.5

5.5

7-30.9

13.52

5.07

6.00-32.00

 Abdominal (mm)

24.1

7.3

9-37

20.64

7.00

8.80-38.00

Calf Girth (cm)

40.8

2.1

38.5-45

37.73

6.52

6.9-44

Mid-thigh Girth (cm)

60.2

4.4

49.5-67

58.24

4.87

48.7-68.1

Forearm Girth (cm)

31.3

2.1

28-36

29.84

2.69

24-35.1

Fat mass (kg)

18.76

3.19

13.19-25.73

16.22

5.36

5.8-32.4

Body fat percentage (%)

16.87

3.38

8.3-24.2

17.17

3.53

9.2-25.2

Muscle mass (kg)

49.17

7.1

34.2-62.9

50.99 **

8.27

34.2-64.9

Muscle percentage (%)

55.09

2.85

49.2-61.77

53.33

8.55

16.2-61.8

Lean body mass (kg)

70.72

14.64

45.55-103.63

76

10.27

57.6-98.2

*Sum of skinfold thickness
** p<0.01
Table 1: Body composition profile of the whole crew taken at the beginning of the seasons 2004-2007.