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Table 3 Descriptive statistics for physical fitness measures by travel mode in male and female adolescents

From: Cross sectional analysis of the association between mode of school transportation and physical fitness in children and adolescents

 

Males

Females

 

Passive

Walking

Cycling

Passive

Walking

Cycling

 

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

Mean

95% CI

BMI (kg ∙ m-2)

20.5

[19.9 ; 21.2]

20.4

[20.0 ; 20.9]

19.8

[19.2 ; 20.3]

21.2

[20.7 ; 21.7]

20.8

[20.3 ; 21.2]

21.1

[20.4 ; 21.8]

Sum of 4 skin folds (mm)

34.6

[31.6 ; 38.0]

32.2

[30.1 ; 34.5]

30.4

[28.0 ; 33.0]

59.1

[55.5 ; 63.0]

55.7

[52.5 ; 59.1]

54.4

[49.7 ; 59.5]

V̇O2peak (mL O2/kg/min)

50.8

[48.6 ; 52.8]

52.4

[50.7 ; 54.1]

55.2

[53.3 ; 57.2]

40.3

[38.9 ; 41.7]

41.4

[40.2 ; 42.5]

43.6

[42.1 ; 45.2]

Jump length (cm)

192.1

[186.6 ; 197.6]

191.7

[187.7 ; 195.7]

199.0

[194.1 ; 204.0]

153.6

[149.2 ; 158.1]

154.3

[150.9 ; 157.7]

162.5

[158.0 ; 167.1]

Back extension (s)

116.7

[109.2 ; 124.7]

113.4

[106.3 ; 120.9]

116.2

[107.3 ; 125.8]

116.6

[107.8 ; 126.1]

121.5

[113.0 ; 130.6]

120.6

[108.6 ; 133.9]

Sit ups (numbers)

22.2

[21.3 ; 23.1]

22.1

[21.4 ; 22.9]

22.6

[21.7 ; 23.6]

18.2

[17.5 ; 18.9]

17.9

[17.3 ; 18.6]

19.8

[18.7 ; 20.9]

  1. Due to skewness BMI, Sum of skin folds, and Back extension were log transformed and the means of the logistically transformed data were then back-transformed to a geometric mean. All other are reported as arithmetic means.
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International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

ISSN: 1479-5868

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