Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (Mean ± SD) of the present study (total N = 187) by age category

Variable

9 y

10 y

11 y

12 y

13 y

14 y

15 y

N

23

39

30

11

38

27

21

Height (cm)

140.7 ± 7.1

146.2 ± 12.5

149.2 ± 7.7

157.3 ± 4.9

162.0 ± 6.5

164.9 ± 7.1

164.6 ± 6.8

BW (kg)

38.13 ± 10.03

39.72 ± 10.14

43.01 ± 11.01

55.12 ± 12.67

54.80 ± 11.86

56.50 ± 11.18

57.40 ± 8.69

BMI (kg/m ² )

19.15 ± 3.54

18.54 ± 3.73

19.08 ± 3.49

22.19 ± 4.52

20.76 ± 3.54

20.64 ± 2.91

21.06 ± 1.77

V02 _Max (ml/kg/min)

35.43 ± 3.28

38.67 ± 5.32

38.06 ± 4.61

34.75 ± 5.45

34.04 ± 4.72

34.11 ± 3.90

34.15 ± 2.14