Research Article

Organized Sports, Overweight, and Physical Fitness in Primary School Children in Germany

Table 1

Subjects characteristics of the total sample (all) stratified by participation in organized sports per week. Values are mean and SD.

(% male)ā€‰Children's participation in organized sports per week
ā€‰ All
1053 (53.5%)
Less than once
307 (47.6%)
1-2 times
634 (54.9%)
More often
112 (61.6%)

Age (years)7.6 (0.5)7.6 (0.4)7.5 (0.5)7.6 (0.4)
Height (cm)127.1 (5.6)127.2 (5.5)127.1 (5.6)127.2 (6.0)
Weight (kg)26.4 (5.0)27.3 (5.6)26.0 (4.7)26.2 (4.9)
BMIPCT49.9 (28.8)55.1 (30.5)47.6 (28.1)49.0 (25.8)