Physical Fitness and Body Composition in 10–12-Year-Old Danish Children in Relation to Leisure-Time Club-Based Sporting Activities
Table 3
Means ± standard deviations for body composition variables and physical performance by participation groups and gender.
Football
Other Ball Games
Other Sports
No Sports Club
Boys (n = 78-97)
Girls (n = 35-44)
Boys (n = 14-16)
Girls (n = 18-26)
Boys (n = 49-75)
Girls (n = 75-119)
Boys (n = 49-81)
Girls (n = 53-86)
Height (cm)
150.9 ± 7.1
151.0 ± 7.7
154.2 ± 6.7
152.3 ± 6.8
151.4 ± 7.4
149.5 ± 7.5
149.5 ± 6.2
149.4 ± 7.3
Weight (kg)
41.9 ± 8.9
42.2 ± 7.5
42.3 ± 6.0
44.3 ± 7.8
40.9 ± 7.8
40.5 ± 8.5
41.4 ± 9.0
40.9 ± 9.2
BMI
18.4 ± 2.9
18.2 ± 2.3
17.7 ± 1.9
18.9 ± 2.5
17.8 ± 2.4
17.9 ± 2.6
18.4 ± 3.3
18.2 ± 3.2
Lean mass (kg)
17.5 ± 2.8
17.4 ± 3.3
18.7 ± 2.7
18.1 ± 2.7
17.2 ± 2.9
16.4 ± 2.9
16.6 ± 2.4
16.1 ± 3.1
Body fat
20.0 ± 8.1
21.9 ± 6.3
17.5 ± 5.8
24.1 ± 7.6
19.5 ± 6.5
22.0 ± 6.9
22.5 ± 8.1
23.6 ± 8.4
YYIR1C (m)
1178 ± 570
873 ± 386
1074 ± 473
904 ± 419
846 ± 421£
731 ± 377£
759 ± 434£
621 ± 295
HRmax (bpm)
203 ± 9
205 ± 9
204 ± 11
206 ± 8
202 ± 9
205 ± 8
202 ± 8
207 ± 9
1 min submax
82 ± 6
83 ± 5
80 ± 5
82 ± 7
84 ± 5
84 ± 6
87 ± 9
86 ± 6
2 min submax
89 ± 6
90 ± 4
88 ± 4
90 ± 4
90 ± 4
91 ± 4
91 ± 8
92 ± 4
3 min submax
91 ± 4
93 ± 3
91 ± 4
93 ± 4
93 ± 3
94 ± 3
94 ± 4
95 ± 3
20-m sprint (s)
3.97 ± 0.25
3.99 ± 0.27
4.03 ± 0.26
4.16 ± 0.26£
4.04 ± 0.28
4.06 ± 0.25
4.15 ± 0.34£
4.11 ± 0.29£
Horizontal jump (cm)
121.6 ± 14.7
122.5 ± 17.5
127.1 ± 13.3
115.9 ± 13.3
123.8 ± 18.1
115.0 ± 16.3Δ
116.2 ± 18.1
112.0 ± 17.8
Flamingo test (falls/60 s)
18.6 ± 9.6
14.8 ± 7.9
17.7 ± 7.2
18.0 ± 10.0
19.1 ± 10.5
17.8 ± 16.3
20.4 ± 7.6
18.8 ± 9.2
Resting HR (bpm)
67 ± 9
68 ± 9
69 ± 10
70 ± 10
70 ± 10
73 ± 10
74 ± 8£
76 ± 11£&Δ
SBP (mmHg)
108 ± 11
106 ± 8
108 ± 11
110 ± 10
108 ± 12
105 ± 11
109 ± 11
106 ± 11
DBP (mmHg)
63 ± 7
63 ± 6
63 ± 7
63 ± 6
62 ± 7
63 ± 6
64 ± 6
64 ± 7
MAP (mmHg)
78 ± 7
77 ± 6
78 ± 7
79 ± 7
77 ± 8
77 ± 7
79 ± 7
78 ± 7
Significantly different from NSC girls £Significantly different from boys engaged in football clubs Significantly different from boys engaged in other ball games Significantly different from boys with no sports-club involvement &Significantly different from girls engaged in football clubs ΔSignificantly different from boys playing other sports.
