Table 1 Comparison of cardiorespiratory fitness and jumping distance of Gulu sample to global normative values

Multi-stage fitness test (km/hr): crude mean (95% CI)

Boys

10.82

10.72

10.69*

10.95

10.95*

11.17

11.32*

11.52

(10.51 to 11.13)

(10.70 to 10.74)

(10.53 to 10.85)

(10.94 to 10.97)

(10.82 to 11.07)

(11.15 to 11.18)

(11.18 to 11.46)

(11.50 to 11.53)

n = 44

n = 15 480

n = 141

n = 24 544

n = 232

n = 27 535

n = 198

n = 27 106

Girls

9.65*

10.14

9.69*

10.24

9.87*

10.22

9.65*

10.31

(9.47 to 9.83)

(10.12 to 10.15)

(9.55 to 9.82)

(10.23 to 10.25)

(9.76 to 9.98)

(10.21 to 10.23)

(9.51 to 9.78)

(10.30 to 10.32)

n = 90

n = 15 446

n = 174

n = 24 255

n = 291

n = 27 110

n = 276

n = 24 924

Standing broad jump (cm): crude mean (95% CI)

Boys

165.48*

154.00

171.59*

165.00

182.47*

176.00

195.11*

187.00

(160.84 to 170.12)

(153.55 to 154.45)

(169.12 to 174.06)

(164.64 to 165.36)

(179.97 to 184.97)

(175.57 to 176.43)

(192.46 to 197.76)

(186.56 to 187.44)

n = 44

n = 10 045

n = 141

n = 15 313

n = 231

n = 12 052

n = 195

n = 12 415

Girls

158.13*

145.00

160.05*

152.00

165.02*

157.00

166.50*

160.00

(155.00 to 161.26)

(144.57 to 145.43)

(157.71 to 162.39)

(151.65 to 152.35)

(162.92 to 167.11)

(156.59 to 157.41)

(164.37 to 168.63)

(159.59 to 160.41)

n = 91

n = 9 933

n = 175

n = 16 198

n = 292

n = 12 143

n = 278

n = 12 139