Table 2 Sex- and area-related differences in anthropometrics and physical fitness

Age (years)

14.6 ± 0.4

14.6 ± 0.4

14.5 ± 0.4

14.4 ± 0.3

0.009

0.185

0.309

Height (m)

1.71 ± 0.08

1.69 ± 0.07

1.62 ± 0.06

1.62 ± 0.06

< 0.001

0.132

0.644

Body mass (kg)

63.1 ± 13.6

62.6 ± 14.2

57.5 ± 11.1

55.5 ± 12.1

< 0.001

0.393

0.584

Body mass index (kg^·m⁻²)

21.5 ± 4.2

21.7 ± 4.1

21.7 ± 3.8

21.0 ± 3.9

0.587

0.601

0.399

Waist circumference (cm)

76.4 ± 9.5

75.7 ± 10.6

71.8 ± 7.9

69.8 ± 9.1

< 0.001

0.181

0.516

Sum of skinfolds (mm)

42.5 ± 23.9

43.5 ± 32.3

55.9 ± 23.2

51.8 ± 26.2

< 0.001

0.587

0.370

Body fat (%)

18.2 ± 6.2

17.9 ± 7.0

26.5 ± 4.5

25.1 ± 5.4

< 0.001

0.187

0.430

Grip strength (kg)

34.7 ± 7.3

36.2 ± 8.1

25.9 ± 4.3

26.0 ± 4.6

< 0.001

0.277

0.312

Relative grip strength (kg^·kg^·BM⁻¹)

0.56 ± 0.09

0.59 ± 0.11

0.46 ± 0.09

0.48 ± 0.08

< 0.001

0.032

0.518

Standing long jump (cm)

175.6 ± 22.3

170.5 ± 26.7

130.2 ± 18.1

130.5 ± 22.7

< 0.001

0.321

0.264

Counter movement jump (cm)

38.6 ± 5.5

37.1 ± 5.9

29.3 ± 4.6

29.5 ± 5.6

< 0.001

0.288

0.174

10 m sprint (s)

2.14 ± 0.15

2.08 ± 0.13

2.43 ± 0.17

2.40 ± 0.18

< 0.001

0.012

0.334

20 m sprint (s)

3.69 ± 0.27

3.61 ± 0.26

4.33 ± 0.30

4.28 ± 0.32

< 0.001

0.035

0.591

Multistage fitness test (levels)

6.5 ± 1.7

6.3 ± 2.3

3.5 ± 1.1

3.6 ± 1.0

< 0.001

0.574

0.462

Multistage fitness test (m)

934 ± 459

919 ± 459

407 ± 179

415 ± 182

< 0.001

0.925

0.727

VO_2max (ml^·kg^-1·min⁻¹)

45.0 ± 4.6

44.1 ± 6.3

37.2 ± 2.9

37.3 ± 2.9

< 0.001

0.412

0.343

Sit and reach (cm)

20.8 ± 7.3

21.5 ± 6.5

26.7 ± 6.4

26.0 ± 6.5

< 0.001

0.989

0.312