10. Results: measures of physical fitness.

Trial details	Outcome measures	Results
Single dose
Yap 2014 (Screened) Albendazole	VO2 max estimate (mL kg‐1 min‐1), 20 m running laps completed grip strength (kg), standing broad jump distance (cm). Mean values reported.	No effect was detected on any of the measures of physical fitness (99 in the albendazole group and 95 in the control)
Stephenson 1989 Albendazole versus placebo, 6 months follow‐up	Harvard Step Test	Deworming significantly improved children’s physical fitness in a non‐randomly selected subgroup of children (33/171) Treatment group: mean = 80, SD = 5.51, N = 18 Placebo group: mean = 74, SD = 4.65, N = 15 MD = 6.00, 95% CI 2.53 to 9.4
Stephenson 1993 Albendazole versus placebo, 8 months follow‐up	Harvard Step Test	Deworming significantly improved children’s physical fitness in a non‐random subgroup of children (54/328) Treatment group: mean = 82, SD = 3.64, N = 27 Placebo group: mean = 76, SD = 3.57, N = 26 MD = 6.00, 95% CI 4.06 to 7.94

CI: confidence interval; MD: mean difference; SD: standard deviation