The results obtained could be used as reference values for adult football players in Republic of Macedonia. In the examined
age span (18-35 years) a slight increase of absolute values of all three body components has been registered with advancing age. The most
significant increase in the absolute values was registered for the muscle component, followed by the fat and bone components, respectively.
Regarding the relative values (%), the muscle and the fat components showed an equally slight positive correlation with the age increase
of 1 year, whilst the bone component decreased with advancing age