Table 2.
Estimated marginal means of different school subjects according to their muscular fitness status by sex.
| Boys (n = 345) | Girls (n = 421) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Low MF | Medium MF | High MF | Low MF | Medium MF | High MF |
| Language (score) | 6.2 (5.8–6.7) | 5.9 (5.5–6.3) | 6.1 (5.6–6.6) | 6.6 (6.2–7.0) | 6.7 (6.4–7.1) | 7.2 (6.8–7.6) |
| Maths (score) | 5.5 (5.0–6.0) | 5.4 (4.9–5.9) | 6.1 (5.6–6.6) | 5.7 (5.3–6.1) | 5.9 (5.5–6.3) | 6.3 (5.9–6.7) |
| Foreign language (score)† | 6.0 (5.6–6.4) | 5.9 (5.5–6.3) | 6.1 (5.7 to 6.6) | 6.3 (6.0 to 6.7) | 6.5 (6.1 to 6.8) | 6.7 (6.4–7.1) |
| Physical education (score) | 6.9 (6.5–7.3) | 6.7 (6.3–7.1) | 7.5 (7.1–7.9)b | 6.9 (6.6–7.2) | 7.1 (6.8–7.4) | 7.6 (7.3–7.9)a |