Table 2.
Age, sex, and physical fitness results for the study population group, for subjects with BMI 90–97 percentile and below – for BMI >97 percentile.
| Age group | 12–14 | 15–18 | ||
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| Sex | Female | Male | Female | Male |
| Flamingo balance test FLB (n=) | 0 (↓) | 1 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) |
| 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | |
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| Plate tapping test PLT (sec) | 17.7 (↑) | 18.5 (↑) | 12.0 (↑) | 14.2 (↑) |
| 17.6 (↑) | 17.2 (↑) | 13.2 (↑) | 11.6 (↑) | |
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| Sit-ups test SUP (n=) | 10 (↓) | 31 (↓) | 28 (↓) | 38 (↓) |
| 26 (↓) | 28 (↓) | 22 (↓) | 27 (↓) | |
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| Sit and reach test SAR (cm) | 19 (↑) | 9 (N) | 18 (↑) | 11 (N) |
| 15 (↑) | 21 (↑) | 19 (↑) | 19 (↑) | |
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| Standing broad jump test SBJ (cm) | 123 (↓) | 146 (↓) | 140 (↓) | 155 (↓) |
| 119 (↓) | 130 (↓) | 117 (↓) | 142 (↓) | |
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| Handgrip test HGR (kg) | 28.5 (↑) | 29.0 (N) | 31.8 (N) | 29.2 (N) |
| 26.0 (↑) | 31.0 (N) | 32.0 (N) | 45.8 (N) | |
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| Bent-arm hang test BAH (sec) | 0 (↓) | 3 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) |
| 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | 0 (↓) | |
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| 10×5 m shuttle run SHR (sec) | 24.9 (↑) | 23.1 (↑) | 25.0 (↑) | 24.0 (↑) |
| 26.4 (↑) | 25.5 (↑) | 27.0 (↑) | 24.0 (↑) | |
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| 20 m endurance shuttle run ESR (min) | 18.5 (↓) | 37.5 (↓) | 34.0 (N) | 41.0 (↓) |
| 13.0 (↓) | 17.0 (↓) | 23.0 (↓) | 33.0 (↓) | |
Results were compared to previously published fitness percentile tables. ↑ – denotes greater than normal; ↓ – denotes less than normal; N – designates a normal value. Tests most affected by obesity are given in bold.