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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants as a Year 1 class cohort and by subgroups

From: The relationship between motor proficiency and reading ability in Year 1 children: a cross-sectional study

 

Class Cohort

Female

Male

Difference p-value

Low-Average English grades

High-Very High English grades

Difference p-value

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

Exact Age (yrs)

23

6.04 ± 0.33

11

5.95 ± 0.28

12

6.13 ± 0.36

0.194

10

5.90 ± 0.31

13

6.15 ± 0.32

0.066

Height (cm)

19

116.76 ± 6.06

7

113.36 ± 5.39

12

118.7 5 ± 5.71

0.060

9

115.70 ± 6.04

10

118.00 ± 6.16

0.289

Weight (kg)

20

21.75 ± 4.14

9

20.30 ± 2.35

11

22.94 ± 4.98

0.162

10

19.82 ± 2.00

10

23.68 ± 4.89

0.033

BMI (%ile)

18

56.11 ± 37.18

7

57.57 ± 40.32

11

55.18 ± 37.04

0.899

9

42.20 ± 31.40

9

70.00 ± 38.95

0.115

Total Motor (%ile)

23

50.74 ± 29.80

11

33.27 ± 26.10

12

66.75 ± 23.92

0.004

10

51.50 ± 35.79

13

50.15 ± 25.82

0.917