Criterion-Related Validity of a Simple Muscle Strength Test to Assess Whole Body Muscle Strength in Chinese Children Aged 10 to 12 Years

Table 11

Results of the correlation analyses of SMST indicators and .

	AC		UB		UG		RB		RG
	Hand-grip	0.455	<0.01	0.411	<0.01	0.507	<0.01	0.435	<0.01	0.389	<0.01
Knee bent push-ups	0.608	<0.01	0.678	<0.01	0.691	<0.01	0.522	<0.01	0.539	<0.01
Back muscle strength	0.80	<0.01	0.774	<0.01	0.803	<0.01	0.824	<0.01	0.799	<0.01
Leg muscle strength	0.811	<0.01	0.811	<0.01	0.789	<0.01	0.837	<0.01	0.801	<0.01
Standing long jump	0.465	<0.01	0.438	<0.01	0.367	<0.01	0.567	<0.01	0.478	<0.01
Sit-ups	0.425	<0.01	0.345	<0.01	0.428	<0.01	0.389	<0.01	0.516	<0.01

Note. AC: all children; UB: urban boys; RB: rural boys; UG: urban girls; RG: rural girls.