Table 1. Prevalence of characteristics of primary school children in relation to the evaluation tests of fitness and academic performance .

Variables	Males n = 48	Females n = 43	P a
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
Age (y)	11.46±0.50	11.54±0.63	0.512
Broad Jump (cm)	134.01±22.99	124.86±26.17	0.085
Sit up test (n)	16.43±5.61	13.75±5.60	0.029
HGT D Right (kg)	19.02±4.22	18.51±4.21	0.566
HGT D Left (kg)	18.57±11.90	16.65±3.92	0.315
Course-Navette test	2.96±1.72	2.53±1.41	0.212
AP (score)	2.94±0.90	3.00±0.93	0.751
CP (score)	2.72±1.09	2.89±1.08	0.470

Abbreviations: HGT, handgrip strength test, D right: dynamometry of the right hand; D Left, dynamometry of the left hand; AP, academic performance; CP, cognitive performance; SD, standard deviation.

^aStudents t test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

^bSit up test in 30 seconds.