Table 1 Age distribution, weight status and health-related physical fitness by sex
From: Health-related physical fitness and weight status in Hong Kong adolescents
|
Boys (N = 1626) |
Girls (N = 1578) | P* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (n and %) | |||
| 12 or below | 288 (17.7) | 293 (18.6) | |
| 13 | 345 (21.2) | 297 (18.8) | |
| 14 | 320 (19.7) | 268 (17.0) | |
| 15 | 264 (16.2) | 248 (15.7) | |
| 16 | 166 (10.2) | 212 (13.4) | |
| 17 | 136 (8.4) | 147 (9.3) | |
| 18 or above | 107 (6.6) | 113 (7.2) | |
| Weight status (n and %) | |||
| Grade II/III underweight | 87 (5.4) | 93 (5.9) | |
| Grade I underweight | 183 (11.3) | 259 (16.4) | |
| Normal weight | 1064 (65.4) | 1089 (69.0) | |
| Overweight | 250 (15.4) | 123 (7.8) | |
| Obese | 42 (2.6) | 14 (0.9) | |
| Physical fitness tests (mean and SD) | |||
| Push-up (count/min) | 23.2 (14.6) | 27.9 (16.3) | N/A |
| Sit-up (count/min) | 38.8 (10.2) | 31.6 (8.4) | < 0.001 |
| Sit-and-reach (cm) | 27.4 (8.7) | 32.3 (8.0) | < 0.001 |
| 9-min run (m) | 1632.1 (299.5) | 1353.2 (211.1) | < 0.001 |