Table 1:
Descriptive statistics (means±standard deviations or percentages) for boys and girls across chronological age groups.
| 5 years G¥, n=23; B¥, n=39 |
6 years G, n=57; B, n=59 |
7 years G, n=70; B, n=64 |
8 years G, n=73; B, n=65 |
9 years G, n=83; B, n=63 |
10 years G, n=47; B, n=41 |
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| MVPA§ (min·d−1) | ||||||
| Girls | 65.3±20.8 | 62.3±19.5 | 60.2±17.4 | 59.7±19.8 | 55.0±15.3 | 57.8±18.3 |
| Boys | 83.6±23.8 | 82.8±21.8 | 77.3±23.5 | 74.0±23.4 | 71.3±20.8 | 68.2±22.9 |
| BMI (kg·m−2) | ||||||
| Girls | 16.7±2.0 | 16.8±2.0 | 17.8±2.9 | 18.1±3.2 | 18.8±3.2 | 19.3±3.4 |
| Boys | 16.9±2.0 | 17.0±2.1 | 17.1±2.3 | 17.9±3.6 | 18.4±3.8 | 19.2±4.4 |
| SLJump (cm) | ||||||
| Girls | 78.9±17.1 | 94.1±17.7 | 102.1±16.5 | 114.7±16.9 | 123.5±17.0 | 132.2±17.3 |
| Boys | 82.8±19.8 | 99.2±19.6 | 114.1±18.0 | 121.0±19.0 | 130.6±17.1 | 139.0±16.5 |
| Shuttle Run (s) | ||||||
| Girls | 16.1±2.2 | 14.6±1.5 | 13.9±1.3 | 13.3±1.1 | 12.8±1.1 | 12.2±1.1 |
| Boys | 15.6±2.2 | 14.5±1.9 | 13.3±1.3 | 13.1±1.1 | 12.3±0.9 | 11.8±0.7 |
| Handgrip (kg) | ||||||
| Girls | 6.3±1.0 | 7.9±2.0 | 10.0±2.5 | 12.7±2.9 | 14.3±3.0 | 16.5±3.2 |
| Boys | 6.6±1.8 | 9.1±2.4 | 11.2±2.5 | 13.5±3.4 | 15.4±3.3 | 18.2±4.4 |
| PF (Σ z-scores)‡ | ||||||
| Girls | −4.3±1.3 | −2.4±1.4 | −1.2±1,4 | 0.3±1.4 | 1.3±1.5 | 2.6±1.5 |
| Boys | −3.8±1.7 | −1.9±2.0 | −0.1±1.5 | 0.9±1.5 | 2.1±1.3 | 3.5±1.2 |
| GMC categories† | ||||||
| Girls (low) | 42.9% | 50.0% | 44.6% | 50.0% | 47.2% | 43.2% |
| Boys (low) | 36.8% | 45.7% | 54.4% | 50.8% | 43.6% | 47.5% |
| Girls (high) | 57.1% | 50.0% | 55.4% | 50.0% | 52.8% | 56.8% |
| Boys (high) | 63.2% | 54.3% | 45.6% | 49.2% | 56.4% | 52.5% |
| SES categories℄ | ||||||
| Girls_low | 26.1% | 17.9% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 24.1% | 21.3% |
| Boys_low | 17.9% | 13.6% | 14.1% | 10.8% | 14.1% | 7.1% |
| Girls_middle | 39.1% | 37.5% | 37.1% | 28.4% | 27.7% | 21.3% |
| Boys_middle | 20.5% | 25.4% | 23.4% | 24.6% | 26.6% | 35.7% |
| Girls_high | 34.8% | 44.6% | 42.9% | 51.4% | 48.2% | 57.4% |
| Boys_high | 61.5% | 61.0% | 62.5% | 64.6% | 59.4% | 57.1% |
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, G=Girls, B=Boys;
§
, MVPA= Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity;
‡
, sum of z-scores for Physical Fitness tests;
℄
socioeconomic status categories (low up to 2.934 €·y−1; middle from 2.934 to 5.896 €·y-1; high ≥5897 €·y-1).
†
GMC categories (low < median; high ≥ median)