Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with physical literacy in a large sample of Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years

Lang, Justin J.; Chaput, Jean-Philippe; Longmuir, Patricia E.; Barnes, Joel D.; Belanger, Kevin; Tomkinson, Grant R.; Anderson, Kristal D.; Bruner, Brenda; Copeland, Jennifer L.; Gregg, Melanie J.; Hall, Nathan; Kolen, Angela M.; Lane, Kirstin N.; Law, Barbi; MacDonald, Dany J.; Martin, Luc J.; Saunders, Travis J.; Sheehan, Dwayne; Stone, Michelle R.; Woodruff, Sarah J.; Tremblay, Mark S.

doi:10.1186/s12889-018-5896-5

Table 5 Tertiles of cardiorespiratory fitness across components of physical literacy for 11-year-old boys and girls

From: Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with physical literacy in a large sample of Canadian children aged 8 to 12 years

20mSRT (# laps)	Boys (n = 1510)				Girls (n = 1550)
	low CRF	medium CRF	high CRF	Cohen’s d	low CRF	medium CRF	high CRF	Cohen’s d
	11.5 (3.3)	24.0 (4.6)	47.6 (12.2)		11.6 (2.8)	19.6 (2.6)	35.6 (9.2)
Physical Literacy
Total CAPL score	56.4 (11.4)	65.1 (11.0)^a	72.2 (10.3)^b,c*	1.45	58.0 (10.3)	63.5 (9.7)^a	70.3 (9.9)^b,c*	1.22
Physical Competence domain
Total domain score	18.1 (3.8)	21.6 (3.5)^a	24.4 (3.3)^b,c*	1.77	19.0 (3.6)	21.6 (3.3)^a	24.0 (3.4)^b,c*	1.43
Handgrip score (kg)	36.0 (9.8)	37.0 (9.1)	39.7 (8.5)^b,c*	0.40	34.6 (9.2)	35.5 (9.0)	37.2 (8.6)^b,c*	0.29
Prone plank score (sec)	42.2 (31.9)	63.0 (39.1)^a	93.2 (53.1)^b,c*	1.16	43.3 (27.9)	60.0 (37.5)^a	85.5 (48.5)^b,c*	1.07
Sit-and-reach score (cm)	23.0 (7.6)	25.2 (7.6)^a	25.8 (7.3)^b*	0.38	28.6 (8.6)	30.4 (8.7)^a	33.1 (8.6)^b,c*	0.52
Waist circumference (cm)	76.7 (14.1)	69.1 (9.4)^a	65.3 (6.7)^b,c*	1.31	74.1 (12.3)	68.5 (9.3)^a	64.8 (7.1)^b,c*	0.93
BMI (kg/m²)	21.8 (5.0)	19.2 (3.3)^a	17.8 (2.4)^b,c*	1.01	21.1 (4.5)	19.3 (3.3)^a	18.0 (2.7)^b,c*	0.84
CAMSA score	29.7 (5.4)	33.5 (4.5)^a	36.1 (3.6)^b,c*	1.40	29.5 (5.1)	32.0 (4.4)^a	34.7 (4.1)^b,c*	1.12
Daily Behaviour domain
Total domain score	15.2 (7.8)	18.2 (7.5)^a	20.5 (7.6)^b,c*	0.69	15.6 (7.7)	17.2 (7.0)^a	19.6 (7.1)^b,c*	0.54
Average daily step counts	10,984 (3740)	11,825 (3865)^a	13,209 (4118)^b,c*	0.57	9679 (3282)	10,176 (3266)	11,587 (3777)^b,c*	0.54
Self-reported screen time (h/day)	3.4 (2.3)	2.8 (1.9)^a	2.4 (1.7)^b,c*	0.50	2.7 (2.0)	2.4 (1.7)^a	2.0 (1.5)^b,c*	0.40
Average days/week meeting the guidelines	4.4 (2.1)	5.1 (1.8)^a	5.7 (1.6)^b,c*	0.70	4.4 (1.9)	4.9 (1.7)^a	5.3 (1.6)^b,c*	0.51
Motivation and Confidence domain
Total domain score	11.3 (3.1)	12.7 (2.8)^a	14.1 (2.1)^b,c*	1.06	11.1 (2.6)	11.9 (2.4)^a	13.3 (2.4)^b,c*	0.88
Benefits and barriers	1.3 (1.2)	1.7 (1.2)^a	2.0 (1.1)^b,c*	0.61	1.3 (1.1)	1.5 (1.0)^a	1.8 (1.0)^b,c*	0.48
Activity levels compared to peers	0.6 (0.2)	0.7 (0.2)^a	0.8 (0.2)^b,c*	1.00	0.6 (0.2)	0.7 (0.2)^a	0.8 (0.2)^b,c*	1.00
Skill level compared to peers	0.6 (0.2)	0.7 (0.2)^a	0.8 (0.2)^b,c*	1.00	0.6 (0.2)	0.6 (0.2)^a	0.7 (0.2)^b,c*	0.50
CSAPPA adequacy score	4.4 (1.0)	4.8 (0.9)^a	5.2 (0.7)^b,c*	0.93	4.2 (0.9)	4.5 (0.8)^a	4.9 (0.8)^b,c*	0.82
CSAPPA predilection score	4.4 (1.1)	4.8 (1.0)^a	5.3 (0.8)^b,c*	0.94	4.4 (1.0)	4.6 (0.9)^a	5.1 (0.8)^b,c*	0.77
Knowledge and Understanding domain
Total domain score	11.8 (2.8)	12.7 (2.6)^a	13.1 (2.5)^c*	0.49	12.2 (2.6)	12.8 (2.4)^a	13.4 (2.4)^b,c*	0.48
CAPL questionnaire score	11.8 (2.8)	12.7 (2.6)^a	13.1 (2.5)^c*	0.49	12.2 (2.6)	12.8 (2.4)^a	13.4 (2.4)^b,c*	0.48

Note: All variables are presented as means (±SD). Statistical significance for the main effect was assessed using ANCOVA controlling for maturity offset. Bonferroni (Dunn) t-test was used to assess differences between groups. Cohen’s d was used to calculate the effect size between the low and high CRF groups
20mSRT 20-m shuttle run test, ANCOVA analysis of covariance, BMI body mass index, CAMSA Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment, CAPL Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, CRF cardiorespiratory fitness, CSAPPA Children’s Self-Perception and Adequacy in and Predilection for Physical Activity, SD standard deviation
^ap < 0.05 for medium CRF vs low CRF
^bp < 0.05 for high CRF vs medium CRF
^cp < 0.05 for high CRF vs low CRF
*p < 0.001 for main effect

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