Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of the groups by gender from the baseline.
| Variable | Intervention (n = 25) | Group Difference | Control (n = 11) | Gender Difference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (n = 17) | Boys (n = 8) | t(p) | Girls (n = 6) | Boys (n = 5) | t(p) | |
| Age, M (SD) | 6.41 (0.79) | 6.37 (0.91) | −1.19 (0.23) | 6.66 (1.63) | 7.00 (0.70) | 0.40 (0.69) |
| Anthropometry | ||||||
| Height (cm), M (SD) |
119.83 (6.83) | 124.03 (6.97) | −0.15 (0.87) | 118.76 (8.16) | 124.96 (6.98) | 2.01 (0.06) |
| Weight (kg), M (SD) |
23.34 (3.04) | 26.47 (6.30) | −1.10 (0.27) | 27.33 (5.07) | 24.72 (3.81) | 0.90 (0.37) |
| BMI (kg/m2),
M (SD) |
16.25 (1.70) | 17.04 (2.52) | −1.52 (0.13) | 19.22 (1.63) | 15.73 (0.69) | −0.66 (0.51) |
| FMS competence | ||||||
| Locomotor skills, M (SD) |
23.88 (8.19) | 25.31 (6.43) | −1.93 (0.06) | 32.08 (6.70) | 26.90 (9.15) | −0.03 (0.97) |
| Object control skills, M (SD) | 18.97 (8.79) | 29.06 (9.76) | −1.29 (0.20) | 24.75 (12.19) | 29.80 (9.37) | 2.65 (0.01 **) |
| MVPA, M (SD) | 148.09 (37.14) | 138.29 (35.86) | −1.02 (0.32) | 150.36 (62.46) | 185.28 (69.01) | 0.46 (0.64) |
Note: M = mean; SD = standard deviation; ** p < 0.01.