Table 1 Characteristics of elementary school students from grade 7 by different cohorts
From: Fitness, fatness, and academic performance in seventh-grade elementary school students
Cohort 1 | Cohort 2 | Cohort 3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 184 (51.3) | 215 (50.7) | 388 (51.9) | 787 (51.4) |
Female | 175 (48.7) | 209 (49.3) | 360 (48.1) | 744 (48.6) |
Weight status | ||||
Obesity | 24 (7.1) | 29 (7.1) | 57 (7.6) | 110 (7.4) |
Overweight | 71 (21.0) | 101 (24.6) | 164 (22.3) | 336 (22.7) |
Normal weight | 243 (67.7) | 280 (68.3) | 513 (69.9) | 1036 (69.9) |
Cardiorespiratory fitness | ||||
Unfit | 101 (28.1) | 119 (28.1) | 166 (22.2) | 386 (19.9) |
Fit | 258 (71.9) | 305 (71.9) | 582 (77.8) | 1145 (74.8) |
Cardiorespiratory fitness/weight status | ||||
Unfit/overweight | 46 (12.7) | 56 (13.2) | 71 (9.5) | 173 (11.3) |
Unfit/normal weight | 56 (15.7) | 60 (14.2) | 94 (12.5) | 210 (13.7) |
Fit/overweight | 55 (15.4) | 78 (18.5) | 154 (20.6) | 288 (18.8) |
Fit/normal weight | 202 (56.2) | 229 (54.1) | 405 (57.4) | 860 (56.2) |
Mathematics | ||||
Low achievement | 70 (19.5) | 113 (26.7) | 187 (25.0) | 370 (24.2) |
Average achievement | 172 (47.9) | 210 (49.5) | 289 (38.6) | 671 (43.8) |
High achievement | 117 (32.6) | 101 (23.8) | 272 (36.4) | 490 (32.0) |
Portuguese language | ||||
Low achievement | 40 (11.1) | 52 (12.3) | 115 (15.4) | 207 (13.5) |
Average achievement | 208 (57.9) | 259 (61.1) | 351 (46.9) | 818 (53.4) |
High achievement | 111 (30.9) | 113 (26.7) | 282 (37.7) | 506 (33.1) |
Foreign language (English) | ||||
Low achievement | 54 (15.0) | 76 (17.9) | 118 (15.8) | 248 (16.2) |
Average achievement | 159 (44.3) | 230 (54.2) | 333 (44.5) | 722 (47.2) |
High achievement | 146 (40.7) | 118 (27.8) | 297 (39.7) | 561 (36.6) |
Sciences | ||||
Low achievement | 31 (8.6) | 62 (14.6) | 107 (14.3) | 200 (13.1) |
Average achievement | 183 (51.0) | 247 (58.3) | 339 (45.3) | 769 (50.2) |
High achievement | 145 (40.4) | 115 (27.1) | 302 (40.4) | 562 (36.7) |
Overall academic achievement | ||||
Low achievement | 60 (16.7) | 91 (21.5) | 146 (19.5) | 297 (19.4) |
Average achievement | 213 (59.3) | 267 (63.0) | 392 (52.4) | 872 (57.0) |
High achievement | 86 (24.0) | 66 (15.6) | 210 (28.1) | 362 (23.6) |