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Table 2 Motor performance ability test items (Median and IQRa) of the total study sample stratified by gender

From: Beyond BMI: waist circumference and social environment is associated with motor performance ability in kindergartners

Test items

Median (IQR)

P*

One leg stand (floor contacts; n = 434)

 Boys

21.0 (10.0 to 30.0)

< 0.001

 Girls

13.0 (7.0 to 30.0)

 Total

17.0 (7.0 to 30.0)

 

Standing long jump (cm; n = 434)

 Boys

84.0 (63.0 to 103.0)

0.929

 Girls

85.0 (67.0 to 103.0)

 Total

85.0 (65.0 to 103.0)

 

Lateral jumping (jumps; n = 434)

 Boys

23.0 (18.0 to 30.0)

0.156

 Girls

25.0 (19.0 to 31.0)

 Total

24.0 (18.0 to 31.0)

 

Shuttle run (s; n = 424)

 Boys

10.5 (9.1 to 12.1)

0.383

 Girls

10.6 (9.5 to 12.3)

 Total

10.6 (9.3 to 12.2)

 
  1. *P < 0.05; Mann-Whitney U-Test for gender differences; significance printed in bold type
  2. aIQR = Interquartile range