Table 2. Hemodynamic and anthropometric characteristics of primary school children with high and low physical fitness .
| Variables |
High physical fitness
n = 39 |
Low physical fitness
n = 47 |
P a |
| Mean±SD | Mean±SD | ||
| Weight (kg) | 21.02±5.62 | 28.50±8.72 | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 148.39±8.32 | 148.21±7.11 | 0.915 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 18.92±2.29 | 22.58±4.05 | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 68.37±6.42 | 77.12±9.96 | <0.001 |
| PFM (%) | 41.94±7.63 | 49.03±10.66 | 0.001 |
| LBM (%) | 34.51±2.46 | 32.39±3.28 | 0.001 |
| Basal M (kcal/d) | 1317.59±108.36 | 1387.68±142.67 | 0.014 |
| SBP (mm Hg) | 116.49±10.94 | 119.83±11.13 | 0.166 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 65.21±8.99 | 68.26±11.46 | 0.180 |
| HR (beats/min) | 79.08±10.72 | 85.28±16.25 | 0.045 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; PFM, percentage of fat mass; LBM, lean body mass: Percentage of lean mass; Basal M, Basal metabolism; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; SD, standard deviation.
aStudents t test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.