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Table 4 Muscular fitness performance in groups classified according to BMI-for-age-and-sex status

From: Underweight children are agile but lack power

 

Normal weight

Underweight

p-value*

 

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

Running (s)

7.52 (1.96)

7.42 (1.73)

0.492

Stepping (s)

15.65 (5.33)

14.79 (4.34)

0.012

Side jump (number of jumps)

22 (12)

25 (12)

0.004

Standing long jump (cm)

116.0 (35.0)

119.0 (31.3)

0.155

Standing Long jump peak power (Watt)

223.68 (101.01)

197.97 (78.66)

< 0.001

Overhead throw (cm)

215.5 (84.0)

198.0 (69.0)

0.017

  1. Legend: * p-values are extracted from Mann-Whitney-U tests; bold values indicate significant differences