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Table 2 Tracking of physical activity and physical fitness expressed as Spearman correlation coefficients

From: Tracking of objective physical activity and physical fitness in Japanese children

	Boys (n = 46)		Girls (n = 65)
	r	p value	r	p value
Physical activity
Total steps (steps/day)	0.319	0.031	0.178	0.156
MVPA (min/day)	0.352	0.017	0.198	0.114
Physical fitness
Hand grip (kg)	0.520	< 0.001	0.680	< 0.001
Sit-ups (count)	0.588	< 0.001	0.575	< 0.001
Sit and reach (cm)	0.341	0.020	0.303	0.014
Side-to-side jump (count)	0.470	< 0.001	0.444	< 0.001
20-m shuttle run (count)	0.618	< 0.001	0.513	< 0.001
50-m dash (s)	0.736	< 0.001	0.734	< 0.001
Standing broad jump (cm)	0.548	< 0.001	0.602	< 0.001
Ball throwing (m)	0.647	< 0.001	0.549	< 0.001

MVPA: Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity

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