Research Article

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

Table 6

Correlation between indicators of SMST.

Hand-grip Knee bent push-upBack muscle strengthSit-upsLeg muscle strengthStanding long jump

Hand-grip1
Knee bent push-up1
Back muscle strength10.3780.096
Sit-ups0.3781
Leg muscle strength10.151
Standing long jump0.0960.1511

(two-tailed); (two-tailed).