Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the participants

Age (years)

19.09 ± 0.82

19.10 ± 0.82

19.07 ± 0.83

0.336

 Height (cm)

167.44 ± 8.54

175.24 ± 6.46

163.14 ± 6.18

^<0.001

 Weight (kg)

61.94 ± 13.27

70.90 ± 13.94

56.99 ± 9.87

^<0.001

 TBW (kg)

34.12 ± 7.55

42.04 ± 6.27

29.75 ± 3.61

^<0.001

 FM (kg)

15.00 ± 6.40

13.23 ± 6.28

15.97 ± 6.25

^<0.001

 PM (kg)

9.62 ± 2.13

11.86 ± 1.77

8.39 ± 1.02

^<0.001

 MC (kg)

3.08 ± 0.55

3.66 ± 0.46

2.77 ± 0.26

^<0.001

 BMI (kg/m²)

21.98 ± 3.68

23.04 ± 4.03

21.39 ± 3.33

^<0.001

 VC (L)

3.86 ± 1.02

4.83 ± 0.85

3.33 ± 0.64

^<0.001

 Sit and reach (cm)

16.87 ± 6.52

14.68 ± 6.74

18.08 ± 6.07

^<0.001

 Standing long jump (cm)

190.63 ± 32.28

224.25 ± 24.62

172.06 ± 17.68

^<0.001

 Pull-up (times)

–

4.53 ± 4.97

–

–

 Bent-leg sit-up (times)

–

–

32.56 ± 9.50

–

 50-m sprint (s)

8.50 ± 1.06

7.51 ± 0.74

9.05 ± 0.77

^<0.001

 1000-m run (s)

–

259.34 ± 36.14

–

–

 800-m run (s)

–

–

240.56 ± 45.11

–

 Body shape score^b

13.95 ± 1.81

13.52 ± 2.07

14.19 ± 1.61

^<0.001

 Body function score^b

13.08 ± 1.94

13.20 ± 1.88

13.01 ± 1.97

0.02

 physical quality score^b

47.14 ± 7.29

43.85 ± 8.20

48.96 ± 6.01

^<0.001

 Total score of physical fitness^b

74.17 ± 8.21

70.57 ± 9.22

76.16 ± 6.83

^<0.001