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Table 6 Tertiles of cardiorespiratory fitness across components of physical literacy for 12-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 = 531)

Girls (n = 526)

low CRF

medium CRF

high CRF

Cohen’s d

low CRF

medium CRF

high CRF

Cohen’s d

12.5 (3.9)

26.6 (4.9)

51.9 (13.1)

 

12.5 (3.0)

21.0 (2.9)

39.0 (10.9)

 

Physical Literacy

 Total CAPL score

55.5 (12.0)

66.7 (11.3)a

73.3 (10.2)b,c*

1.60

58.5 (10.7)

64.7 (10.0)a

71.7 (10.3)b,c*

1.26

Physical Competence domain

 Total domain score

18.4 (4.0)

22.2 (3.5)a

25.1 (2.8)b,c*

1.94

19.5 (3.9)

21.9 (3.8)a

24.8 (3.4)b,c*

1.45

 Prone plank score (sec)

42.3 (21.4)

65.9 (34.1)a

87.5 (41.9)b,c*

1.36

44.3 (23.6)

57.1 (35.5)a

93.9 (58.7)b,c*

1.11

 Sit-and-reach score (cm)

22.3 (8.1)

24.3 (7.7)

25.2 (7.6)c*

0.37

31.3 (9.0)

31.1 (8.6)

33.4 (8.8)b

0.24

 Waist circumference (cm)

76.5 (14.2)

70.8 (9.9)a

66.0 (6.4)b,c*

0.95

74.9 (11.5)

71.2 (10.8)a

67.9 (7.6)b,c*

0.72

 Handgrip score (kg)

39.5 (11.6)

42.9 (9.7)a

46.0 (11.1)b,c*

0.57

38.6 (11.4)

40.0 (8.9)

42.5 (8.7)b,c*

0.39

 BMI (kg/m2)

21.8 (5.1)

19.9 (3.9)a

18.1 (2.4)b,c*

0.93

21.6 (4.8)

20.0 (3.8)a

18.6 (2.5)b,c*

0.78

 CAMSA score

29.8 (5.8)

34.3 (4.3)a

37.0 (3.4)b,c*

1.52

30.4 (5.3)

33.3 (4.1)a

35.6 (4.4)b,c*

1.07

Daily Behaviour domain

 Total domain score

14.4 (7.8)

18.3 (8.0)a

20.3 (8.0)b,c*

0.75

15.1 (7.6)

17.1 (7.6)

19.6 (7.4)b,c*

0.60

 Average daily step counts

10,080 (3441)

12,132 (4337)a

13,837 (4457)b,c*

0.94

9048 (2683)

9851 (2948)

11,132 (3251)b,c*

0.70

 Self-reported screen time (h/day)

3.6 (2.3)

2.8 (1.8)a

2.6 (1.9)c*

0.47

3.0 (1.9)

2.5 (1.9)

2.1 (1.5)c*

0.52

 Average days/week meeting the guidelines

4.4 (2.1)

4.9 (1.8)

5.6 (1.7)b,c*

0.63

4.4 (1.7)

4.8 (1.9)

5.4 (1.5)b,c*

0.62

Motivation and Confidence domain

 Total domain score

11.0 (3.5)

12.7 (2.8)a

14.4 (2.1)b,c*

1.18

11.2 (2.9)

12.2 (2.6)a

13.5 (2.3)b,c*

0.88

 Benefits and barriers

1.3 (1.4)

1.5 (1.2)

2.1 (1.0)b,c*

0.66

1.2 (1.2)

1.5 (1.1)

1.8 (1.0)c*

0.54

 Activity levels compared to peers

0.6 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)a

0.8 (0.1)b,c*

1.27

0.6 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.8 (0.2)b,c*

1.00

 Skill level compared to peers

0.6 (0.3)

0.7 (0.2)a

0.8 (0.2)b,c*

0.79

0.6 (0.2)

0.6 (0.2)a

0.7 (0.2)b,c*

0.50

 CSAPPA adequacy score

4.3 (1.1)

4.9 (0.9)a

5.3 (0.6)b,c*

1.13

4.3 (0.9)

4.6 (0.9)a

5.1 (0.8)b,c*

0.94

 CSAPPA predilection score

4.2 (1.2)

4.9 (1.0)a

5.3 (0.7)b,c*

1.12

4.4 (1.1)

4.8 (1.0)a

5.1 (0.8)b,c*

0.73

Knowledge and Understanding domain

 Total domain score

11.6 (2.8)

13.1 (2.4)a

13.4 (2.3)c*

0.70

12.4 (2.7)

13.2 (2.4)a

13.6 (2.2)c*

0.49

 CAPL questionnaire score

11.6 (2.8)

13.1 (2.4)a

13.4 (2.3)c*

0.70

12.4 (2.7)

13.2 (2.4)a

13.6 (2.2)c*

0.49

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. ap < 0.05 for medium CRF vs low CRF
  4. bp < 0.05 for high CRF vs medium CRF
  5. cp < 0.05 for high CRF vs low CRF
  6. *p < 0.001 for main effect