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Table 4 Physical fitness differences in the region

From: Impact of home quarantine on physical fitness of school-aged children in Xi’an during COVID-19 lockdown: a cross-sectional study

 

Primary School

n = 2246

Middle School

n = 1209

High School

n = 1413

Urban

M(SD)

Rural

M(SD)

T

p

D

ES

Urban

M(SD)

Rural

M(SD)

T

p

D

ES

Urban

M(SD)

Rural

M(SD)

T

p

D

ES

BMI (kg/m2)

17.6

(3.28)

17.6

(3.07)

0.302

0.762

0.01

N

21.0

(3.77)

20.2

(3.60)

3.679

< 0.001

0.21

S

21.7

(3.30)

22.0

(3.37)

-1.378

0.168

0.08

N

VC (mL)

1922.9

(667.88)

1514.8

(584.39)

15.425

< 0.001

0.65

M

2894.8

(769.28)

2694.0

(878.48)

4.236

< 0.001

0.24

S

3592.3

(1061.42)

3652.6

(1118.69)

-1.036

0.3

0.06

N

Standing Long Jump (cm)

  

-

-

-

 

163.1

(28.63)

175.0

(30.49)

-6.953

< 0.001

0.40

S

186.3

(35.15)

179.7

(35.97)

3.48

< 0.01

0.19

N

Sit-ups a

28.3

(8.87)

29.0

(9.16)

-1.383

0.167

0.07

N

31.2

(9.26)

30.7

(9.96)

0.634

0.526

0.05

N

34.3

(7.90)

31.0

(7.85)

5.586

< 0.001

0.42

S

Chin-ups(male)

  

-

-

  

1.0

(1.92)

1.7

(3.06)

-3.612

< 0.001

0.29

S

2.1

(3.28)

3.3

(3.17)

-4.853

< 0.001

0.38

S

Sit-and-reach (cm)

10.5

(6.62)

10.0

(7.02)

1.862

0.063

0.08

N

10.2

(7.48)

10.2

(7.73)

-26.983

< 0.01

0.00

N

12.2

(7.75)

11.5

(6.72)

1.731

0.084

0.09

N

50 m × 8 shuttle run (s) b

121.8

(14.16)

124.3

(15.62)

-2.781

< 0.05

0.17

N

  

-

-

    

-

-

  

1 min rope skipping

110.6

(34.9)

99.7

(33.37)

7.564

< 0.001

0.32

S

  

-

-

    

-

-

  

50 m sprint (s)

10.4

(1.23)

10.4

(1.19)

0.302

0.762

0.04

N

9.0

(1.03)

9.2

(1.20)

3.679

< 0.001

0.14

N

8.6

(1.11)

8.7

(1.21)

-1.378

0.168

0.08

N

800 m running (female)(s)

  

-

-

  

257.9

(28.26)

259.4

(31.89)

-45.074

< 0.01

0.05

N

260.2

(25.68)

255.8

(28.92)

-1.553

0.121

0.16

N

1000 m running(male)(s)

  

-

-

  

290.4

(40.35)

286.8

(40.67)

-0.622

0.534

0.09

N

262.0

(31.52)

262.0

(38.30)

2.149

0.032

0.00

N

  1. BMI: body mass index; VC: Vital Capacity; -: Students are not required to take part in this test; ×: The college is not divided into regions and does not compare urban and rural differences; a: Primary school students in grades 3 to 6 were tested sit-ups; b: Primary school students in grades 5 and 6 were tested 50 m × 8 shuttle run. M(SD): Mean (Standard Deviation); ES, effect size; N, no effect: d < 0.2; S, small effect: 0.2 ≤ d ≤ 0.5; M, medium effect:0.5 ≤ d ≤ 0.8; L, large effect: d > 0.8
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