Skip to main content

Table 4 Reference values (50th percentile or mean) for physical fitness from cited studies

From: Physical fitness and anthropometric normative values among Colombian-Indian schoolchildren

Age (boys)

Present study

n = 576

Colombia [72, 76]

n = 7268

UK [77, 78]

n = 7147

EU [46]a

n = 3428

Age (girls)

Present study

n = 576

Colombia [72, 76]

n = 7268

UK [77, 78]

n = 7147

EU [46]a

n = 3428

CRF (ml•kg•min−1)c

10 to 10.9

52.8

22.0

47.1b

51.6b

10 to 10.9

48.0

16.0

44.7b

46.8b

11 to 11.9

51.6

23.5

45.9b

51.1b

11 to 11.9

49.1

18.0

43.0b

47.5b

12 to 12.9

51.2

27.0

45.3b

51.9b

12 to 12.9

47.4

20.0

41.9b

46.6b

13 to 13.9

51.9

34.0

45.2b

50.0b

13 to 13.9

45.9

21.0

40.7b

44.4b

14 to 14.9

51.6

40.0

46.6b

50.1b

14 to 14.9

42.9

23.0

39.2b

41.6b

15 to 15.9

52.2

48.0

45.7b

50.2b

15 to 15.9

40.5

22.0

37.2b

41.1b

16 to 16.9

52.6

52.0

46.4b

49.9b

16 to 16.9

42.1

25.0

37.8b

39.5b

17 to 17.9

52.2

54.0

–

49.6b

17 to 17.9

37.2

25.0

–

38.6b

Standing broad jump (cm)

10 to 10.9

132.0

118.0

138.0

–

10 to 10.9

110.2

102.0

126.0

–

11 to 11.9

134.8

123.0

143.0

–

11 to 11.9

116.3

107.0

133.0

–

12 to 12.9

142.3

126.0

149.0

–

12 to 12.9

128.8

110.0

140.0

–

13 to 13.9

165.0

139.0

156.0

159.0

13 to 13.9

126.3

114.0

145.0

140.0

14 to 14.9

162.7

148.0

166.0

176.0

14 to 14.9

134.0

115.0

150.0

144.0

15 to 15.9

183.0

158.0

178.0

189.0

15 to 15.9

119.7

115.0

154.0

145.0

16 to 16.9

189.0

163.0

189.0

199.0

16 to 16.9

133.0

117.0

156.0

147.0

17 to 17.9

198.0

165.0

–

208.0

17 to 17.9

132.0

120.0

–

150.0

Handgrip (kg)

10 to 10.9

13.9

14.1

16.6

–

10 to 10.9

13.9

13.4

15.5

–

11 to 11.9

13.9

15.6

19.6

–

11 to 11.9

13.9

15.3

18.7

–

12 to 12.9

14.7

17.5

22.6

–

12 to 12.9

13.9

18.1

21.2

–

13 to 13.9

17.2

21.1

27.2

26.2

13 to 13.9

15.3

19.5

23.5

23.6

14 to 14.9

19.3

23.8

32.5

32.2

14 to 14.9

17.7

21.9

25.8

25.2

15 to 15.9

23.5

28.5

39.0

37.7

15 to 15.9

19.9

21.5

26.9

26.2

16 to 16.9

27.4

31.1

–

41.8

16 to 16.9

17.0

22.7

–

26.6

17 to 17.9

32.9

33.5

–

45.1

17 to 17.9

19.3

23.3

–

27.6

4 × 10 m run (s)

10 to 10.9

12.3

13.8

–

–

10 to 10.9

13.3

15.0

–

–

11 to 11.9

12.1

13.8

–

–

11 to 11.9

13.2

14.5

–

–

12 to 12.9

11.7

13.4

–

–

12 to 12.9

12.6

14.4

–

–

13 to 13.9

11.5

13.1

–

12.0

13 to 13.9

12.5

14.5

–

12.8

14 to 14.9

11.5

12.9

–

11.7

14 to 14.9

12.2

14.3

–

12.7

15 to 15.9

11.0

12.5

–

11.2

15 to 15.9

13.0

14.3

–

12.7

16 to 16.9

10.5

12.3

–

10.9

16 to 16.9

12.7

14.5

–

12.6

17 to 17.9

10.6

11.9

–

10.9

17 to 17.9

12.6

14.3

–

12.6

  1. CRF cardiorespiratory fitness. aEU: from 10 European cities in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece (an inland city and an island city), Hungary, Italy, Spain and Sweden
  2. bmean. cVO2peak (ml•kg−1•min−1) predicted using the Leger et al. equation [25]. – Not reported