Table 1 Participants of characteristics
From: Tracking of objective physical activity and physical fitness in Japanese children
Boys (n = 46) | Girls (n = 65) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline (2008) | Follow-up (2011) | p value | Baseline (2008) | Follow-up (2011) | p value | |
Age (years) | 9.2 ± 0.4 | 13.2 ± 0.4 | < 0.001 | 9.1 ± 0.3 | 13.1 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
Height (cm) | 134.1 ± 5.8 | 153.1 ± 8.2 | < 0.001 | 135.1 ± 5.4 | 152.0 ± 4.1 | < 0.001 |
Weight (kg) | 30.7 ± 7.0 | 44.4 ± 10.2 | < 0.001 | 29.8 ± 4.5 | 43.9 ± 6.3 | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 16.9 ± 2.9 | 18.8 ± 3.0 | < 0.001 | 16.2 ± 1.7 | 19.0 ± 2.4 | < 0.001 |
Total steps (steps/day) | 18387.7 ± 3876.4 | 12188.5 ± 4872.9 | < 0.001 | 14627.3 ± 3340.2 | 11863.4 ± 3153.3 | < 0.001 |
MVPA (min/day) | 60.6 ± 18.5 | 37.3 ± 22.0 | < 0.001 | 39.9 ± 13.5 | 32.8 ± 14.3 | 0.004 |
Hand grip (kg) | 14.9 ± 3.0 | 23.4 ± 6.9 | < 0.001 | 14.0 ± 3.3 | 21.8 ± 4.6 | < 0.001 |
Sit-ups (count) | 19.3 ± 5.7 | 24.2 ± 6.2 | < 0.001 | 14.6 ± 3.9 | 18.7 ± 3.9 | < 0.001 |
Sit and reach (cm) | 36.5 ± 8.7 | 40.2 ± 8.5 | 0.015 | 37.2 ± 7.7 | 42.4 ± 7.1 | < 0.001 |
Side-to-side jump (count) | 40.5 ± 7.0 | 48.9 ± 5.8 | < 0.001 | 37.7 ± 5.6 | 43.4 ± 3.9 | < 0.001 |
20-m shuttle run (count) | 45.7 ± 16.8 | 68.1 ± 20.9 | < 0.001 | 29.9 ± 11.6 | 46.0 ± 12.8 | < 0.001 |
50-m dash (s) | 9.4 ± 0.7 | 9.0 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | 9.7 ± 0.7 | 9.3 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
Standing broad jump (cm) | 147.6 ± 14.7 | 174.7 ± 20.7 | < 0.001 | 141.1 ± 16.1 | 156.9 ± 25.4 | < 0.001 |
Ball throwing (m) | 24.6 ± 6.8 | 19.6 ± 4.5 | < 0.001 | 13.7 ± 5.1 | 11.4 ± 3.4 | < 0.001 |