Table 1 Descriptive characteristics
Experimental group | Comparative group | Total | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||||
Age (Pretest, years) | 8.33 (1.33) | 8.14 (1.35) | 8.28 (1.33) | 0.653 |
Physical fitness (Pretest) | ||||
Abdominal muscular endurance (rep.min−1) | 25.06 (9.96) | 23.31 (8.89) | 24.68 (9.45) | 0.563 |
Agility (s) | 7.64 (0.93) | 7.81 (0.52) | 7.70 (0.82) | 0.422 |
BMI (kg.m−2) | 17.77 (4.23) | 18.86 (3.22) | 17.85 (4.03) | 0.336 |
Cardiorespiratory fitness (m) | 670.17 (150.84) | 760.31 (118.24) | 700.12 (148.76) | 0.046 |
Flexibility (cm) | 36.49 (8.10) | 41.46 (7.89) | 37.52 (8.85) | 0.080 |
Lower limbs power (cm) | 109.66 (20.19) | 117.00 (17.09) | 111.45 (19.35) | 0.214 |
Speed (s) | 4.87 (0.59) | 4.39 (0.36) | 4.73 (0.57) | 0.003 |
Upper limbs power (cm) | 184.23 (52.07) | 177.85 (28.52) | 180.20 (48.89) | 0.593 |
Physical activity levels (Pretest; min.day−1.week−1) | ||||
Sedentary behavior | 432.60 (48.99) | 414.16 (71.16) | 426.70 (56.94) | 0.384 |
Light physical activity | 275.62 (55.12) | 408.35 (79.31) | 318.09 (88.78) | 0.001 |
Moderate physical activity | 44.03 (12.52) | 37.85 (21.31) | 42.06 (15.90) | 0.298 |
Vigorous physical activity | 21.29 (9.70) | 10.53 (7.85) | 17.85 (10.39) | 0.001 |
Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity | 65.33 (20.35) | 48.39 (28.06) | 59.91 (24.16) | 0.046 |
n (%) | ||||
Sex | ||||
Male | 15 (41.7) | 11 (78.6) | 26 (52.0) | 0.028 |
Females | 21 (58.3) | 3 (21.4) | 24 (48.0) | |