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Table 1 Individual-level Characteristics (n = 15,052)

From: Associations between gender, school socioeconomic status, and cardiorespiratory fitness among elementary and middle school students

Variable

Total Sample

Meeting HFZ Standards for Aerobic Capacity

OR (95% CI)

Gender (n, %)

 Boy (ref)

7827 (52.0%)

6128 (78.3%)

1.00

 Girl

7225 (48.0%)

4826 (66.8%)

0.49 (0.45–0.53)**

Age in years (m, sd)

10.7 (1.2)

10.7 (1.1)

0.75 (0.71–0.79)**

Grade (n, %)

 3–5 (ref)

10,810 (71.8%)

7967 (73.7%)

1.00

 6–9

4242 (28.2%)

2987 (70.4%)

0.75 (0.64–0.86)**

Aerobic Capacity Test

 20 Meter Pacer

11,500 (76.4%)

8503 (73.9%)

1.00

 15 Meter Pacer

1542 (10.2%)

771 (50.0%)

0.23 (0.12–0.42)**

 One-Mile-Run

2010 (13.3%)

1680 (83.5%)

1.96 (1.16–3.33)*

  1. **, p < 0.001; *p < 0.05