Table 3 Variation of somatotype components of the studied population among different age groups (Kruskal Wallis H test)
Somatotype components | Age Group (years) | Chi-square | Sig. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Group I 18–27 (N = 86) | Group II 28–39 (N = 86) | Group III 40–49 (N = 80) | Group IV 50–60 (N = 82) | |||
Endomorphy | 177.9 | 167.4 | 158.5 | 165.5 | 1.718 | .633 |
Mesomorphy | 191.5 | 164.3 | 153.2 | 159.6 | 7.692 | .053 |
Ectomorphy | 143.7 | 161.4 | 176.4 | 190.2 | 10.792 | .013 |