The differences in skinfold patterning between
males and females collapsed over sport were
expected: men had lower skinfolds at the tricipital,
supraspinale and anterior thigh sites. Sexual
dimorphism in skinfold patterning was also found in
other sports (e.g., Carter, 1982; Ross and Ward,
1984). However, the effect sizes for more extremity
fat in the females are moderate. Future studies
should use larger sample sizes for each gender by
sport.