Table 2.

Partial correlation^a between BMI and fitness tests in boys and girls

	BMI	Push-up	Sit-up	Sit-and-reach	9-min run
Boys
BMI		0.16	0.05*	0.06*	-0.007
Push-up			0.45**	0.22**	0.35**
Sit-up				0.23**	0.41**
Sit-and-reach					0.15**
9-min run
Girls
BMI		-0.16	-0.01	-0.001	-0.05
Push-up			0.41**	0.26**	0.31**
Sit-up				0.21**	0.40**
Sit-and-reach					0.18**
9-min run

^aAdjusted for age

* P < 0.05

** P < 0.001