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Table 3 Girls’ maintenance of physical fitness tertile classification from baseline to follow-up (N = 240)

From: Tracking of health-related physical fitness in adolescent girls: a 3-year follow-up study

Baseline

Follow-up

Fat mass (%)

High

Medium

Low

 High

88.5%

11.5%

0.0%

 Medium

5.2%

87.1%

7.8%

 Low

0.0%

23.8%

76.2%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.75 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

83.9%

Standing broad jump (cm)

 High

100.0%

0.0%

0.0%

 Medium

0.0%

92.9%

7.1%

 Low

0.0%

22.2%

77.8%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.86 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

90.2%

Sit-ups (reps in 60 s)

 High

61.9%

28.6%

9.5%

 Medium

19.0%

64.3%

16.7%

 Low

17.6%

17.6%

64.7%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.43 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

63.6%

Sit-and-reach test (cm)

 High

90.5%

9.5%

0.0%

 Medium

2.6%

87.2%

10.3%

 Low

0.0%

20.0%

80.0%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.78 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

85.9%

Squats (reps in 60 s)

 High

61.5%

38.5%

0.0%

 Medium

10.8%

70.3%

18.9%

 Low

11.8%

11.8%

76.5%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.51 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

69.4%

The 800 m run test (min)

 High

57.9%

36.8%

5.3%

 Medium

19.5%

63.4%

17.1%

 Low

0.0%

20.0%

80.0%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.47 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

67.1%

The 400 m run test (min)

 High

77.8%

22.2%

0.0%

 Medium

12.5%

80.0%

7.5%

 Low

0.0%

18.2%

81.8%

 Kappa statistics (p-value)

0.68 (< 0.001)

 Agreement

79.9%

  1. p < 0.05