. 2024 Feb 28;14:1346750. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1346750

TABLE 2.

Comparison results for KTK sub-dimensions according to children’s gender, age groups and gender*age group interactions.

Variables	Age	Gender	Girl		Boy	Age	General
Variables	Age	n	Mean±sd	n	Mean±sd	n	Mean±sd
KTK Backward Balancing	5–6	67	28.30 ± 10,27^F	45	23.73 ± 11,13^G	112	26.46 ± 10.81^d
	7–8	126	37.73 ± 12.85^D	122	33.73 ± 11,38^E	250	35.76 ± 12.28^c
	9–10	86	45.17 ± 12.98^AB	95	40.44 ± 14.96^CD	248	42.69 ± 14.46 ^ab
	11–12	64	41.75 ± 12.32^B−D	74	40.80 ± 12.01^CD	138	41.23 ± 12.12^b
	13–14	78	43.07 ± 10.38^A−C	85	46.10 ± 10.26^A	163	44.65 ± 10.40^a
	General	421	39.35 ± 13.15	421	37.91 ± 13.77	842	38.63 ± 13.48
KTK Single Leg Jump	5–6	67	9.94 ± 10,19^E	45	9.95 ± 9.80^E	112	9.94 ± 9.99^d
	7–8	126	12.67 ± 9.90^DE	122	13.19 ± 11,32^DE	250	12.93 ± 10.60^c
	9–10	86	14.33 ± 11,14^CD	95	14.98 ± 12.40^CD	248	14.67 ± 11.79 ^bc
	11–12	64	14.87 ± 9.95^CD	74	17.50 ± 11.36^BC	138	16.28 ± 10.77^b
	13–14	78	18.96 ± 16.96^B	85	26.44 ± 11.02^A	163	22.86 ± 14.62^a
	General	421	14.07 ± 12.09	421	16.68 ± 12.51	842	15.38 ± 12.36
KTK Sideways Jump	5–6	67	28.74 ± 8.92	45	30.08 ± 11.76	112	29.28 ± 10.13^e
	7–8	126	40.65 ± 11.57	122	39.30 ± 10.27	250	39.98 ± 10.95^d
	9–10	86	49.75 ± 15.16	95	47.81 ± 11.81	248	48.73 ± 13.51^c
	11–12	64	65.59 ± 11.65	74	62.66 ± 12.16	138	64.02 ± 11.98^b
	13–14	78	66.33 ± 11.84	85	67.47 ± 13.39	163	66.92 ± 12.65^a
	General	421	49.16 ± 18.14	421	50.03 ± 17.45	842	49.59 ± 17.79
Stepping Sideways on the KTK Platform	5–6	67	13.46 ± 2,75^DE	45	13.00 ± 3,19^E	112	13.27 ± 2.93^e
	7–8	126	16.03 ± 3.27^CD	122	15.54 ± 3,62^C−E	250	15.79 ± 3.45^d
	9–10	86	17.70 ± 4.15^C	95	17.51 ± 4.01^C	248	17.60 ± 4.07^c
	11–12	64	22.56 ± 3.46^B	74	23.06 ± 3.96^B	138	22.83 ± 3.73^b
	13–14	78	23.08 ± 4.15^B	85	27.58 ± 22.54^A	163	25.43 ± 16.64^a
	General	421	18.26 ± 5.02	421	19.47 ± 11.76	842	18.86 ± 9.05
KTK Grand Total	5–6	67	80.45 ± 23.59^E	45	76.78 ± 28.07^E	112	78.97 ± 25.43^e
	7–8	126	107.09 ± 27.03^D	122	101.77 ± 26.93^D	250	104.47 ± 27.06^d
	9–10	86	126.98 ± 31.94^C	95	120.72 ± 32.36^C	248	123.69 ± 32.23^c
	11–12	64	144.37 ± 28.73^B	74	142.84 ± 31.29^B	138	143.55 ± 30.03^b
	13–14	78	150.26 ± 28.39^B	85	163.53 ± 31.58^A	163	157.18 ± 30.73^a
	General	421	120.58 ± 36.78	421	123.06 ± 40.72	842	121.82 ± 38.80

Variables	Age	Gender	Gender*Age
KTK Backward Balancing	***	**	**
KTK Single Leg Jump	***	**	**
KTK Sideways Jump	***	NP	NP
Stepping Sideways on the KTK Platform	***	NP	*
KTK Grand Total	***	NP	*

NP: not important, *p < 0.05 **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001 A,B,C: expresses the difference between lines, A,B: Expresses the difference between gender*age groups (interactions).