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Table 1 Descriptive statistics divided by type of sport (futsal and soccer) and level of competitiveness (lower division and elite)

From: Cognition in soccer and futsal: evidence of validity of a 4-instrument protocol to assess executive functioning among women athletes

Sport

Level

Variable

Statistics

95% CI

M

SD

SEM

Lower

Higher

Futsal

Lower Division (N = 20)

Age

 

21.50

3.05

.68

20.26

22.82

  

Years of Practice

12.55

2.14

.49

11.64

13.50

  

Days of Practice per week

5.80

.89

.20

5.41

6.19

  

Height

 

169.95

7.05

1.63

162.80

169.20

  

Weight

 

60.05

6.95

1.55

56.86

63.14

  

BMI

 

21.79%

2.07%

0.46%

20.86%

22.66%

  

Five-points test

18.64

6.32

1.38

13.69

23.58

  

Stroop Test

8.95

.94

.21

8.52

9.37

  

TMT-A

Time

50.25

11.07

2.53

45.27

55.23

   

Errors

.15

.49

.11

.00

.39

  

TMT-B

Time

62.90

11.97

2.77

57.72

68.42

   

Errors

.30

.66

.14

.05

.61

  

Corsi Blocks

4.40

1.23

.29

3.85

4.94

 

Elite (N = 16)

Age

 

23.32

4.41

.64

21.14

23.58

  

Years of Practice

11.94

2.11

.36

11.62

13.00

  

Days of Practice per week

5.50

.52

.13

5.41

5.91

  

Height

 

165.25

3.68

1.00

163.71

167.66

  

Weight

 

59.25

9.60

1.38

57.13

52.51

  

BMI

 

21.71%

3.60%

0.47%

20.92%

22.74%

  

Five-points test

17.41

10.60

2.74

9.55

25.27

  

Stroop Test

10.25

.68

.18

9.17

9.87

  

TMT-A

Time

41.63

14.62

2.25

42.12

51.19

   

Errors

.13

.50

.08

.00

.30

  

TMT-B

Time

54.75

10.35

1.98

55.43

63.42

   

Errors

.19

.54

.10

.07

.45

  

Corsi Blocks

5.35

1.83

.29

4.60

5.73

Soccer

Lower Division (N = 48)

Age

 

24.27

4.60

.66

23.83

26.60

  

Years of Practice

11.85

3.70

.52

10.78

12.84

  

Days of Practice per week

6.46

.50

.07

6.31

6.60

  

Height

 

166.21

6.29

.92

164.42

168.04

  

Weight

 

60.67

6.22

.92

58.77

62.62

  

BMI

 

21.97%

2.05%

0.30%

21.37%

22.56%

  

Five-points test

15.43

4.69

1.77

12.51

18.34

  

Stroop Test

9.29

.77

.11

9.06

9.51

  

TMT-A

Time

49.48

14.40

2.13

45.43

53.79

   

Errors

.15

.46

.07

.03

.29

  

TMT-B

Time

64.00

15.60

2.30

59.20

68.31

   

Errors

.17

.48

.07

.04

.31

  

Corsi Blocks

5.71

1.50

.21

5.59

6.40

 

Elite (N = 21)

Age

 

21.95

4.03

.89

20.21

23.69

  

Years of Practice

12.67

3.07

.67

11.40

14.00

  

Days of Practice per week

3.52

.51

.11

3.32

3.74

  

Height

 

167.67

7.39

1.55

164.77

170.99

  

Weight

 

66.38

7.05

1.51

63.50

69.40

  

BMI

 

22.57%

1.37%

0.30%

21.96%

24.15%

  

Five-points test

18.67

7.91

1.01

25.57

11.78

  

Stroop Test

10.05

.74

.16

9.73

10.36

  

TMT-A

Time

42.38

13.20

2.87

37.12

48.44

   

Errors

.14

.48

.10

.00

.38

  

TMT-B

Time

59.05

11.17

2.42

54.46

63.76

   

Errors

.19

.51

.11

.00

.45

  

Corsi Blocks

6.00

1.58

.35

5.22

6.60

  1. TMT-A stands for Trail Making Test, trial A, whereas TMT-B stands for Trail Making Test, trial B
  2. Demographic variables were: age, years of practice, days of practice per week, height, and weight; whereas higher-level executive functioning was measured by the Five-points test score, inhibition by the Stroop test score, processing speed by the TMT-A, cognitive flexibility by TMT-B and visuospatial working memory by the Corsi blocks performance
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