From: Effects of a school-based intervention on active commuting to school and health-related fitness
Health-related fitness | Study groups | Sex | Assessment time point | n | Mean | SD |
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness | ||||||
VO2max (mL/kg per min) | EG | boys | Baseline | 96 | 42.8 | 0.41b, c |
Follow-up | 70 | 41.2 | 0.45 | |||
girls | Baseline | 85 | 41.2 | 0.45 | ||
Follow-up | 61 | 40.5 | 0.49 | |||
CG | boys | Baseline | 47 | 43.5 | 0.62b | |
Follow-up | 44 | 46.0 | 0.63a, c | |||
girls | Baseline | 43 | 39.6 | 0.61 | ||
Follow-up | 50 | 40.9 | 0.59 | |||
20-m suttle run (stage) | EG | boys | Baseline | 96 | 2.2 | 2.22b |
Follow-up | 70 | 2.2 | 2.17 | |||
girls | Baseline | 86 | 1.8 | 1.76 | ||
Follow-up | 61 | 1.8 | 1.82 | |||
CG | boys | Baseline | 48 | 2.5 | 2.54b | |
Follow-up | 45 | 3.7 | 3.70a, b, c | |||
girls | Baseline | 43 | 1.3 | 1.34 | ||
Follow-up | 50 | 1.9 | 1.91c | |||
Muscular Fitness | ||||||
Standing long jump (cm) | EG | boys | Baseline | 96 | 120.2 | 2.03c |
Follow-up | 70 | 116.0 | 2.41b | |||
girls | Baseline | 87 | 115.7 | 2.12a | ||
Follow-up | 62 | 107.9 | 2.54 | |||
CG | boys | Baseline | 48 | 117.7 | 2.93b | |
Follow-up | 44 | 123.1 | 3.04b | |||
girls | Baseline | 43 | 103.4 | 3.04 | ||
Follow-up | 50 | 105.6 | 2.81 | |||
Hand-grip strength (kg) | EG | boys | Baseline | 97 | 14.5 | 0.48 |
Follow-up | 70 | 13.9 | 0.57 | |||
girls | Baseline | 89 | 14.4 | 0.50 | ||
Follow-up | 63 | 13.3 | 0.60 | |||
CG | boys | Baseline | 48 | 13.7 | 0.70 | |
Follow-up | 45 | 16.9 | 0.72a, b, c | |||
girls | Baseline | 43 | 12.9 | 0.72 | ||
Follow-up | 50 | 14.7 | 0.67 | |||
Speed-agility | ||||||
4×10 shuttle run (sec) | EG | boys | Baseline | 95 | 13.7 | 0.14 |
Follow-up | 69 | 13.6 | 0.17 | |||
girls | Baseline | 87 | 14.0 | 0.14 | ||
Follow-up | 61 | 13.9 | 0.17 | |||
CG | boys | Baseline | 47 | 13.8 | 0.20b, c | |
Follow-up | 45 | 13.2 | 0.20b | |||
girls | Baseline | 43 | 14.8 | 0.21a, c | ||
Follow-up | 49 | 14.2 | 0.19 |