Table 4 Relative age difference, expressed in quarters, and the scores obtained in cardiorespiratory fitness, trunk endurance, upper body strength, flexibility and movement skill assessments for children 8 to 12 years participating in the Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy
Boys | Girls | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PACER (laps) (n = 3970) | Timed plank (sec) (n = 4044) | Grip strength (kg) (n = 4045) | Sit-and-reach (cm) (n = 4044) | CAMSA (n = 4011) | PACER (laps) (n = 3970) | Timed plank (sec) (n = 4080) | Grip strength (kg) (n = 4085) | Sit-and-reach (cm) (n = 4077) | CAMSA (n = 4033) | |
Quarter 1 (mean [95% CI]) | 28.1 [27.1–29.0] | 63.5 [60.8–66.2] | 36.1 [35.5–36.6] | 25.4 [24.9–25.9] | 32.4 [32.0–32.7] | 22.1 [21.4–22.8] | 62.7 [60.1–65.2] | 34.1 [33.6–34.6] | 31.2 [30.7–31.7] | 31.4 [31.1–31.8] |
Quarter 2 (mean [95% CI]) | 26.0 [25.1–26.9]‡ | 62.8 [60.2–65.3] | 35.2 [34.7–35.7] | 25.6 [25.2–26.1] | 31.7 [31.4–32.0]‡ | 21.2 [20.5–21.9] | 62.1 [59.6–64.6] | 32.9 [32.5–33.4]‡ | 30.6 [30.1–31.2] | 30.6 [30.3–31.0]‡ |
Quarter 3 (mean [95% CI]) | 25.2 [24.4–26.1]‡ | 62.1 [59.6–64.6] | 33.3 [32.8–33.8]‡ | 25.6 [25.1–26.0] | 31.4 [31.1–31.7]‡ | 20.2 [19.5–20.8]‡ | 60.2 [57.9–62.6] | 32.2 [31.8–32.6]‡ | 31.1 [30.6–31.5] | 30.3 [30.0–30.6]‡ |
Quarter 4 (mean [95% CI]) | 25.0 [24.0–25.9]‡ | 60.7 [57.9–63.4] | 33.4 [32.9–33.9]‡ | 25.2 [24.7–25.6] | 31.0 [30.7–31.3]‡† | 20.6 [19.9–21.4]‡ | 60.5 [57.8–63.2] | 31.3 [30.8–31.7]‡† | 31.0 [30.5–31.6] | 29.8 [29.5–30.2]‡† |
F-test | 106.38* | 53.10* | 237.40* | 10.51* | 109.38* | 77.7* | 56.40* | 320.25* | 4.34* | 104.5* |
p-value | < 0.001 | 0.51 | < 0.001 | 0.53 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | 0.46 | < 0.001 | 0.43 | < 0.001 |
ƒ2 | 0.01 | 0.001 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.004 | 0.001 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.01 |