Table 2.

Physical fitness by group.

	Children with autism (N = 17)		Children without autism (N = 12)		F value	P
	M ± SD	Min–max	M ± SD	Min–max
VO2max	39.9 ± 5.8	31–57	42.0 ± 5.3	32–53	0.07	0.93
Strength	17.5 ± 8.7	6–38	21.1 ± 11.1	10–40	4.7	0.03∗
Flexibility	23.7 ± 8.3	12–41	31.5 ± 10.0	15–44	3.5	0.06
BMI (kg/m2)	20.4 ± 6.6	11–34	19.1 ± 4.3	14–30	0.30	0.58

*P ≥ 0.05.