Table 9 Comparison of anthropometric, endurance, and motor parameters of hearing basketball players (HA) and deaf players (DB) based on selected studies.

From: Longitudinal anthropometric and physical performance adaptations in the Polish Deaf National basketball team during a three-year preparation for the deaflympics

Study

Population

Variable

Hearing Athletes (HA)

Deaf basketball players (DB 2021; n = 11)

Δ

(HA-DB)

Cohen’s d

Unit

Chaouachi et al40.

Hearing Tunisian NT (n = 14)

Age

23.30 ± 2.70

29.00 ± 6.45

–5.70

–1.13

yrs

Height

195.60 ± 8.30

186.06 ± 5.38

9.54

1.37

cm

Body mass

94.20 ± 10.20

85.82 ± 9.17

8.38

0.86

kg

Body fat %

14.00 ± 3.70

13.27 ± 4.15

0.73

0.19

%

VO2max

59.10 ± 6.20

47.29 ± 6.14

11.81

1.91

ml·kg-¹·min-¹

CMJ

61.90 ± 6.20

48.40 ± 8.20

13.50

1.86

cm

Sprint 5 m

0.82 ± 0.05

1.11 ± 0.06

–0.29

–5.00

s

Cabarkapa et al41.

3 × 3 Hearing elite and non-elite basketball players (n = 10)

Age

23.90 ± 4.10

29.0 ± 6.45

–5.10

–0.94

yrs

Body mass

89.20 ± 4.10

85.82 ± 9.17

3.38

0.45

kg

Body height

193.70 ± 4.50

186.06 ± 5.38

7.64

1.93

cm

CMJ

53.30 ± 4.40

48.4 ± 8.2

4.90

0.72

cm

ACMJ

46.30 ± 4.00

40.8 ± 8.5

5.50

0.81

cm

Alemdaroğlu42

Hearing Turkish 5 × 5 1 st Division (n = 12)

Age

25.10 ± 1.70

29.0 ± 6.45

–3.90

–0.73

yrs

Body mass

92.30 ± 9.80

85.82 ± 9.17

6.48

0.70

kg

Height

194.80 ± 5.70

186.06 ± 5.38

8.74

1.71

cm

VO2max

50.55 ± 6.70

47.29 ± 6.14

3.26

0.49

ml·kg-¹·min-¹

CMJ

34.91 ± 3.83

48.4 ± 8.20

–13.49

–2.07

cm

FAT%

10.01 ± 5.10

13.27 ± 4.15

–3.26

–0.75

%

Cabarkapa et al43.

Hearing 5 × 5 (n = 11)

Professional basketball players

Age

22.40 ± 1.80

29.0 ± 6.45

–6.60

–1.22

yrs

Body mass

98.80 ± 9.00

85.82 ± 9.17

12.98

1.59

kg

Height

199.4 ± 8.20

186.06 ± 5.38

13.34

1.82

cm

CMJ

39.20 ± 3.70

48.40 ± 8.20

–9.20

–1.34

cm

CMJ depth

–32.10 ± 4.50

–36.90 ± 7.10

4.80

0.78

cm

Cabarkapa et al43.

Hearing 3 × 3 (n = 10_

Professional basketball players

Age

23.00 ± 1.50

29.00 ± 6.45

–6.00

–1.24

yrs

Body mass

100.80 ± 6.60

85.82 ± 9.17

14.98

1.94

kg

Height

197.80 ± 3.50

186.06 ± 5.38

11.74

2.56

cm

CMJ

40.50 ± 6.00

48.40 ± 8.20

–7.90

–1.09

cm

CMJ depth

−33.50 ± 4.10

–36.90 ± 7.10

3.40

0.55

cm

Milušius et al19.

Lithuanian Deaf NT 2013y (n = 12)

Age

28.00 ± 5.50

29.00 ± 6.45

–1.00

–0.17

yrs

Body mass

87.30 ± 2.50

85.82 ± 9.17

1.48

0.19

kg

Body height

190.10 ± 1.50

186.06 ± 5.38

4.04

0.91

cm

FAT mass

9.00 ± 0.50

11.65 ± 4.75

–2.65

–0.76

kg

  1. HA – Hearing Athletes; DB – Deaf Basketball players; Δ (HA–DB) – difference between group means (HA minus DB); Cohen’s d – effect size of the difference between groups.
  2. Variables and units: Age (yrs) – age in years; Body mass (kg) – body mass in kilograms; Height (cm) – body height in centimeters; Body fat % (%)/FAT mass (kg) – body fat as a percentage or in kilograms; VO2max (ml·kg⁻¹·min⁻¹) – maximal oxygen uptake; CMJ/ACMJ (cm) – jump height in centimeters (CMJ – countermovement jump, ACMJ – akimbo countermovement jump); CMJ depth (cm) – countermovement depth in centimeters; Sprint 5 m (s) – 5-meter sprint time in seconds. Δ – positive values indicate higher mean values in HA compared to DB; Cohen’s d interpretation: 0.20 → small, 0.50 → medium, 0.80 → large effect, NT – National Team.
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