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Figure 3

From: Strong inverse association between physical fitness and overweight in adolescents: a large school-based survey

Figure 3

Proportion (and upper 95% confidence interval) of students performing physical fitness tests above the 75th percentile, by body weight categories (n = 4599). Cut off values for good performance and for body weight categories were calculated separately for boys and girls and for each 1-year age categories. Difference between obese or overweight vs. normal weight is statistically significant for all tests except for small ball throw; difference between lean weight and normal weight is significant for sprint, agility, jumps, sit up, and ball throws.

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