Table 1 Participant characteristics presented overall, and by sex, for both year groups. Data are presented as mean ± SD
Characteristic | Overall | Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 7 (n = 70) | Year 10 (n = 43) | Year 7 (n = 35) | Year 10 (n = 16) | Year 7 (n = 35) | Year 10 (n = 27) | |
Age (y) | 11.4 ± 0.5 | 14.3 ± 0.5 | 11.4 ± 0.5 | 14.3 ± 0.4 | 11.3 ± 0.5 | 14.3 ± 0.5 |
Height (cm) | 154.5 ± 7.9 | 169.0 ± 6.3 | 155.3 ± 8.7 | 174.1 ± 5.2 | 153.6 ± 6.9 | 166.1 ± 4.8 |
Body mass (kg) | 45.8 ± 9.3 | 60.0 ± 9.6 | 45.6 ± 9.7 | 62.0 ± 10.1 | 46.0 ± 9.0 | 58.1 ± 9.2 |
BMI Percentile | 63.9 ± 28.1 | 61.4 ± 29.4 | 64.3 ± 28.5 | 64.3 ± 29.5 | 63.5 ± 28.1 | 59.7 ± 29.7 |
APHV (y) | -1.0 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | -1.6 ± 0.5 | 1.1 ± 0.4 | -0.4 ± 0.6 | 2.3 ± 0.5 |
Sum of skinfolds (mm) | 59.0 ± 25.7 | 60.6 ± 26.2 | 55.5 ± 24.3 | 49.3 ± 24.6 | 62.0 ± 26.1 | 66.4 ± 25.9 |