Table 2.

Fitness levels and health-related fitness components in the total sample and by gender and age.

	Total		Gender				Age
			Males		Females		Age < 16		Age ≥ 16
Fitness level a	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Low	77	14.2	25	6.8	52	29.7	33	16.8	44	12.7
Medium	369	67.8	257	69.6	112	64.0	134	68.0	235	67.7
High	98	18.0	87	23.6	11	6.3	30	15.2	68	19.6
	544		369		175		197		347
Upper body maximal strength a
Low	125	16.1	76	15.8	49	16.5	49	17.2	76	15.4
Medium	504	64.8	299	62.0	205	69.3	180	63.2	324	65.7
High	149	19.1	107	22.2	42	14.2	56	19.6	93	18.9
	778		482		296		285		493
Lower body maximal strength
Low	141	18.6	92	19.6	49	17.1	61	21.8	80	16.8
Medium	436	57.7	264	56.3	172	59.9	152	54.5	284	59.5
High	179	23.7	113	24.1	66	23.0	66	23.7	113	23.7
	756		469		287		279		477
Muscular endurance
Low	110	15.8	72	16.7	38	14.3	42	16.9	68	15.2
Medium	453	65.1	270	62.6	183	69.1	166	66.7	287	64.2
High	133	19.1	89	20.6	44	16.6	41	16.4	92	20.6
	696		431		265		249		447
Speed and agility
Low	137	19.6	82	18.8	55	21.1	51	20.1	86	19.4
Medium	429	61.5	263	60.2	166	63.6	159	62.6	270	60.8
High	132	18.9	92	21.1	40	15.3	44	17.3	88	19.8
	698		437		261		254		444
Aerobic capacity
Low	136	22.0	91	22.4	45	21.1	52	23.9	84	21.0
Medium	333	53.8	216	53.2	117	54.9	109	50.0	224	55.9
High	150	24.2	99	21.4	51	23.9	57	26.1	93	23.1
	619		406		213		218		401

^a significant difference within gender.