Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample before (PRE) and after (POST) the physical education program.
| No. | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||
| Males | 557 | 54.1 | ||
| Females | 472 | 45.9 | ||
| Tot | 1,029 | 100 | ||
| Pre | Post | |||
| Age | No. | % | No. | % |
| 3 years (≤47 months) | 200 | 19.4 | 142 | 13.8 |
| 4 years (48–59 months) | 393 | 38.2 | 380 | 36.9 |
| 5 years (≥60 months) | 436 | 42.4 | 507 | 49.3 |
| Tot | 1,029 | 100 | 1,029 | 100 |
| Weight status | ||||
| Normal | 587 | 69.5 | 555 | 66.5 |
| Under | 90 | 10.7 | 87 | 10.4 |
| Over | 127 | 15.0 | 130 | 15.6 |
| Obese | 41 | 4.9 | 62 | 7.4 |
| Tot | 845 | 100 | 834 | 100 |
| Pre | Post | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age (months) | 56.11 | 9.85 | 58.98 | 10.03 |
| Height (m) | 1.08 | 0.07 | 1.09 | 0.08 |
| Weight (kg) | 19.05 | 3.93 | 19.36 | 4.13 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 15.94 | 2.02 | 16.07 | 2.31 |