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

Table 3

The results of SMST.

	UB	RB	UG	RG
Hand-grip (kg)			12.75 ± 4.10	10.24 ± 3.25
Knee bent push-ups (kg)			11.16 ± 3.49	9.87 ± 2.32
Back muscle strength (kg)			39.2 ± 9.78	42.8 ± 8.13
Sit-ups (times)	32.14 ± 8.22	33.32 ± 7.56	32.76 ± 7.87	31.59 ± 9.05
Leg muscle strength (kg)				55.3 ± 15.22
Standing long jump (m)	1.67 ± 0.45		1.53 ± 0.34	1.46 ± 0.49

Note. UB: urban boys; RB rural boys; UG: urban girls; RG: rural girls. Comparison between children with same place of residence but different gender, , . Comparison between children of same gender but different place of residence, , .