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Table 3 Physical health clustering of young children of different genders

From: Evaluation of physical fitness and health of young children aged between 3 and 6 based on cluster and factor analyses

Basic indicator

Male

  

Female

  
 

A

B

T

P

A

B

T

P

(n = 1551)

(n = 1499)

(n = 1213)

(n = 1321)

Height(cm)

116.65 ± 5.12

105.83 ± 4.82**

60.05

0.00

103.90 ± 4.49

115.90 ± 5.05**

-63.00

0.00

Weight(kg)

21.81 ± 3.29

17.19 ± 1.96**

46.91

0.00

16.53 ± 1.79

20.96 ± 3.06**

-43.98

0.00

Chest circumference(cm)

57.54 ± 3.52

53.41 ± 2.28**

38.32

0.00

52.19 ± 2.28

55.82 ± 3.47**

-30.83

0.00

BMI(kg.m2)

15.98 ± 1.79

15.33 ± 1.23**

11.65

0.00

15.30 ± 1.20

15.57 ± 1.76**

-4.47

0.00

Heart rate(b/min)

94.96 ± 13.81

94.43 ± 15.90

0.98

0.33

97.04 ± 16.06

96.03 ± 14.30

1.67

0.09

Systolic pressure(mmHg)

105.08 ± 10.47

99.37 ± 11.08**

14.63

0.00

96.93 ± 11.37

101.54 ± 10.49**

-10.62

0.00

Diastolic pressure(mmHg)

65.15 ± 9.06

61.02 ± 9.38**

12.37

0.00

59.58 ± 9.63

62.58 ± 8.57**

-8.30

0.00

10-m shuttle run(s)

6.47 ± 0.56

7.58 ± 1.06**

-36.33

0.00

7.99 ± 1.03

6.62 ± 0.54**

42.41

0.00

20-m run(s)

5.08 ± 0.52

6.03 ± 0.88**

-36.44

0.00

6.29 ± 0.80

5.17 ± 0.49**

42.87

0.00

Tennis throw(m)

7.13 ± 2.21

4.35 ± 1.41**

41.26

0.00

3.48 ± 1.00

5.62 ± 1.49**

-42.07

0.00

Double-legged jumps(s)

5.34 ± 1.34

7.88 ± 3.98**

-23.78

0.00

7.98 ± 4.77

5.35 ± 1.19**

19.39

0.00

Standing for jump(cm)

106.01 ± 16.28

78.74 ± 16.83**

45.49

0.00

73.72 ± 13.99

100.00 ± 15.34**

-44.93

0.00

Balance beam(s)

11.57 ± 10.12

30.65 ± 27.50**

-25.59

0.00

32.77 ± 29.72

11.74 ± 8.98**

24.53

0.00

One-leg stance(s)

37.10 ± 34.92

11.95 ± 11.16**

26.60

0.00

16.66 ± 17.14

63.70 ± 53.52**

-29.26

0.00

Seated forward bending(cm)

7.73 ± 4.66

8.17 ± 4.52*

-2.65

0.01

11.59 ± 4.10

12.65 ± 4.54**

-6.15

0.00

  1. * = Significant change p-value < 0.05 from pre-evaluation
  2. ** = Significant change p-value < 0.01 from pre-evaluation