Table 2.
Anthropometric and physiological characteristics of body fat quartile groups (each group=34)
| Parameter | Quartiles of Body Fat [mean (standard deviation)] | ANOVA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | F | P value | |
| Age (yr) | 13.2 (0.6) | 13.2 (0.6) | 13.0 (0.5) | 13.0 (0.6) | F3,132=1.11 | 0.3 |
| Denotes Body Mass (kg) | 45.9 (7.5) | 50.1 (8.8) | 53.8 (8.0) | 58.3 (9.8) | F3,132=12.66 | <0.001 |
| Height (m) | 1.60 (0.10) | 1.62 (0.10) | 1.619 (0.09) | 1.61 (0.10) | F3,132=0.25 | 0.8 |
| Body Mass Index (kg*m −2 ) | 17.9 (1.3) | 18.9 (1.7) | 20.6 (1.5) | 22.2 (1.9) | F3,132=48.60 | <0.001 |
| Body fat (%) | 10.8 (1.3) | 14.0 (0.7) | 17.4 (1.4) | 22.5 (2.6) | F3,132 =316.91 | <0.001 |
| Sit-and-reach test (cm) | 17.5 (0.6) | 15.3 (5.7) | 18.8 (6.7) | 18.0 (7.0) | F3,132=1.80 | 0.1 |
| PWC170 (W*kg −1 ) | 2.66 (0.53) | 2.64 (0.70) | 2.39 (0.39) | 2.09 (0.49) | F3,117=7.26 | <0.001 |
| CVJ (cm) | 35.6 (5.9) | 31.9 (4.9) | 30.7 (7.0) | 27.3 (4.6) | F3,89=9.37 | |
| Handgrip strength (kg*kg −1 ) | 1.27 (0.18) | 1.16 (0.16) | 1.08 (0.17) | 0.96 (0.19) | F3,130=18.42 | <0.001 |
| Maximal power (W*kg −1 ) | 12.51 (2.05) | 12.25 (2.45) | 11.66 (2.58) | 9.69 (2.23) | F3,127=9.67 | <0.001 |
| Mean power (W*kg −1 ) | 7.89 (0.92) | 7.68 (0.72) | 7.55 (0.77) | 6.32 (1.05) | F3,105=18.29 | <0.001 |
PWC170 physical working capacity in heart rate 170 beats*min−1, CVJ countermovement vertical jump