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Table 2 Means and standard deviations (sd) of body composition and physical fitness characteristics for the BMI categories

From: The relationship between body composition and physical fitness in 14 year old adolescents residing within the Tlokwe local municipality, South Africa: The PAHL study

 

Boys

Girls

 

Underweight

Normal Weight

Overweight

P-value

Underweight

Normal Weight

Overweight

P-value

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

 
 

Mean

Mean

Mean

 

Mean

Mean

Mean

 
 

(sd)

(sd)

(sd)

 

(sd)

(sd)

(sd)

 

Standing road (cm)

163.66

164.23

141.88

0.02(ac, bc)**

146.45

139.81

122.93

0.00(ac, bc)**

 

(19.72)

(23.14)

(19.56)

 

(15.98)

(18.38)

(18.74)

 

Bent arm hang

16.17

14.03

5.3

0.07

7.17

2.71

0.54

0.00(ab, ac)**

 

(11.06)

(13.19)

(10.41)

 

(8.36)

(4.33)

(1.89)

 

Sit ups (n/sec.)

18.82

18.88

19.50

0.9

15.56

14.22

12.37

0.07

 

(3.47)

(4.35)

(3.21)

 

(4.19)

(6.56)

(5.33)

 
  1. # n/sec. = number of sit-ups in 30 seconds.
  2. ** = significant difference between BMI categories.