Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for body size, physical fitness by gender and chronological age.
| N | Body size | Health-related physical fitness | Skill-related physical fitness | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | Weight (kg) | BMI (kg/m2) | Sit and reach (cm) | 2 × 10 m SRT (s) | Standing long jump (cm) | Tennis ball throw (m) | 5 m jump on both feet (s) | Balance beam walk (s) | ||
| Male (n = 509) | ||||||||||
| 3.0 ~ <3.5 | 36 | 99.2 ± 3.9 | 16.2 ± 2.0 | 16.4 ± 1.1 | 10.9 ± 3.6 | 12.5 ± 2.8 | 50.0 ± 17.1 | 2.4 ± 1.1 | 10.7 ± 4.6 | 29.9 ± 16.0 |
| 3.5 ~ <4.0 | 66 | 101.7 ± 4.3 | 17.1 ± 2.3 | 16.5 ± 1.5 | 9.8 ± 4.2 | 11.0 ± 2.3 | 59.6 ± 18.2 | 3.0 ± 1.0 | 9.0 ± 4.0 | 26.4 ± 14.2 |
| 4.0 ~ <4.5 | 59 | 106.7 ± 4.6 | 18.9 ± 2.7 | 16.5 ± 1.8 | 9.4 ± 4.3 | 9.5 ± 1.6 | 73.3 ± 15.4 | 3.6 ± 1.3 | 7.6 ± 2.8 | 22.0 ± 11.7 |
| 4.5 ~ <5.0 | 106 | 109.2 ± 4.2 | 19.1 ± 2.2 | 16.0 ± 1.3 | 8.7 ± 4.7 | 9.0 ± 1.5 | 82.5 ± 17.7 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 7.7 ± 3.2 | 20.0 ± 14.7 |
| 5.0 ~ <5.5 | 104 | 112.4 ± 4.4 | 20.5 ± 3.1 | 16.1 ± 1.9 | 7.0 ± 4.4 | 8.2 ± 1.0 | 87.9 ± 17.9 | 4.7 ± 1.7 | 6.1 ± 2.0 | 15.7 ± 11.5 |
| 5.5 ~ <6.0 | 107 | 115.9 ± 4.8 | 22.0 ± 4.0 | 16.3 ± 2.2 | 8.0 ± 5.2 | 7.9 ± 1.1 | 95.5 ± 15.5 | 5.6 ± 1.8 | 5.7 ± 1.8 | 11.1 ± 10.2 |
| 6.0 ~ <6.5 | 31 | 119.1 ± 5.9 | 24.0 ± 3.6 | 16.8 ± 1.7 | 5.5 ± 4.7 | 7.9 ± 1.2 | 100.5 ± 17.4 | 5.7 ± 2.0 | 5.3 ± 1.0 | 11.4 ± 7.2 |
| One-way ANOVA | ** | ** | ns | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
| Female (n = 436) | ||||||||||
| 3.0 ~ <3.5 | 35 | 97.9 ± 3.3 | 15.6 ± 1.9 | 16.3 ± 1.4 | 11.8 ± 2.1 | 12.1 ± 2.3 | 44.9 ± 17.8 | 2.1 ± 0.5 | 9.7 ± 4.2 | 25.3 ± 14.5 |
| 3.5 ~ <4.0 | 55 | 101.1 ± 3.6 | 16.3 ± 1.8# | 15.9 ± 1.4# | 11.7 ± 3.3## | 10.9 ± 1.5 | 58.9 ± 13.9 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | 8.1 ± 2.8 | 24.2 ± 13.6 |
| 4.0 ~ <4.5 | 58 | 104.9 ± 4.6# | 17.0 ± 2.1## | 15.4 ± 1.1## | 10.2 ± 3.5 | 9.8 ± 1.5 | 70.0 ± 13.0 | 3.1 ± 1.0# | 7.3 ± 1.8 | 24.4 ± 13.7 |
| 4.5 ~ <5.0 | 81 | 108.3 ± 4.1 | 18.4 ± 2.4 | 15.7 ± 1.5 | 11.9 ± 3.5## | 9.0 ± 1.4 | 78.3 ± 14.6 | 3.5 ± 1.0# | 6.6 ± 1.6## | 21.3 ± 13.5 |
| 5.0 ~ <5.5 | 109 | 112.1 ± 4.6 | 20.0 ± 2.8 | 15.9 ± 1.8 | 11.3 ± 5.1## | 8.5 ± 1.1# | 84.3 ± 13.1 | 4.3 ± 1.3# | 6.5 ± 2.3 | 13.7 ± 11.5 |
| 5.5 ~ <6.0 | 73 | 115.4 ± 5.0 | 21.4 ± 3.6 | 16.0 ± 2.2 | 11.5 ± 4.8## | 8.4 ± 0.9## | 87.6 ± 16.5## | 4.6 ± 1.3## | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 13.0 ± 10.2 |
| 6.0 ~ <6.5 | 25 | 118.1 ± 4.7 | 22.5 ± 3.4 | 16.2 ± 3.2 | 12.7 ± 3.7## | 8.1 ± 0.7 | 93.6 ± 12.3 | 5.4 ± 1.5 | 5.7 ± 1.2 | 10.3 ± 9.1 |
| One-way ANOVA | ** | ** | ns | ns | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | |
**
p < 0.01.
#
Female vs. Male, p < 0.05,
##
Female vs. Male, p < 0.01.
BMI, body mass index; SRT, shuttle run test; ns, no significance.