TABLE 3.
Results from one-factorial ANOVA on the impact of sex, age, body composition, and physical activity on fitness test performance.
| Parameters | N | Endurance | Strength | Coordination | Flexibility | Overall fitness | |
| Sex | Female (M, SD) | 1,720–1,903 | 99.62, 9.92 | 96.22, 7.38 | 100.63, 9.19 | 102.39, 8.70 | 99.49, 9.16 |
| Male (M, SD) | 1,004–1,109 | 100.66, 10.11 | 106.54, 10.55 | 98.92, 11.18 | 95.90, 10.72 | 100.87, 11.24 | |
| F(p) | 7.139 (0.008) | 966.464 (0.000) | 20.736 (0.000) | 326.706 (0.000) | 11.961 (0.001) | ||
| η2 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.00 | ||
| Age | 18–39 (M, SD) | 1,029–1,144 | 103.30, 9.22 | 104.94, 10.33 | 103.22, 6.39 | 101.23, 9.92 | 104.78, 8.48 |
| 40–59 (M, SD) | 1,274–1,384 | 99.52, 9.52 | 98.63, 8.23 | 100.26, 9.40 | 100.14, 9.42 | 99.29, 8.62 | |
| >59 (M, SD) | 421–485 | 93.35, 9.70 | 92.37, 7.47 | 91.68, 13.38 | 96.70, 11.03 | 90.46, 9.91 | |
| F(p) | 176.506 (0.000) | 357.151 (0.000) | 268.008 (0.000) | 35.864 (0.000) | 405.195 (0.000) | ||
| η2 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.23 | ||
| BMI | 18.5–24.9 (M, SD) | 1,732–1,872 | 102.35, 9.37 | 100.62, 9.66 | 101.67, 8.49 | 101.52, 9.73 | 102.24, 9.15 |
| 25.0–27.4 (M, SD) | 527–577 | 97.98, 9.41 | 100.18, 10.05 | 98.58, 11.25 | 98.81, 9.87 | 98.22, 9.61 | |
| >27.4 (M, SD) | 465–489 | 93.44, 9.54 | 98.13, 10.72 | 95.34, 11.89 | 96.35, 10.08 | 93.67, 10.38 | |
| F(p) | 185.782 (0.000) | 11.970 (0.000) | 89.904 (0.000) | 60.007 (0.000) | 162.042 (0.000) | ||
| η2 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.11 | ||
| Activity | <60 min | 566–637 | 96.83, 9.69 | 98.73, 9.86 | 98.80, 10.73 | 98.39, 10.44 | 97.37, 9.98 |
| 60–180 min | 1,086–1,163 | 99.23, 10.04 | 98.86, 9.36 | 99.22, 10.61 | 99.96, 9.69 | 98.94, 9.84 | |
| > 180 min | 1,020–1,141 | 102.84, 9.48 | 101.93, 10.42 | 101.31, 8.91 | 100.99, 9.87 | 102.72, 9.62 | |
| F(p) | 80.859 (0.000) | 33.627 (0.000) | 17.748 (0.000) | 14.065 (0.000) | 66.217 (0.000) | ||
| η2 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.05 | ||
N, number of participants; F, F-value; p, p-value; η2, eta square; M, mean value; SD, standard deviation. Endurance = estimated VO2max based on walking or step test; strength = jump and reach test; coordination = flamingo test; flexibility = sit and reach test; N ranges due to different numbers of participants in analyses for different outcome variables. Mean and SD values are z-scores.