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Table 2 Proportion (in percent) of adolescents who passed fitness tests with a result above the 75th percentile (P75) or above the 90th percentile (P90), by body weight status.

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

 

Boys

Girls

 

>P75

>P90

>P75

>P90

Shuttle run

            

   Lean

19

(14–24)

*

8

(5–12)

*

32

(26–38)

 

14

(9–18)

 

   Normal

30

(28–32)

 

15

(13–17)

 

29

(27–32)

 

11

(10–13)

 

   Overweight

8

(4–12)

*

3

(0–5)

*

8

(5–11)

*

1

(0–3)

*

   Obese

1

(0–4)

*

0

 

*

1

(0–3)

*

0

 

*

Sprint 40 m

            

   Lean

21

(15–26)

*

6

(2–9)

*

36

(30–42)

 

13

(8–17)

 

   Normal

37

(35–39)

 

16

(14–17)

 

37

(35–40)

 

12

(10–13)

 

   Overweight

11

(6–15)

*

2

(0–4)

*

20

(15–25)

*

3

(1–5)

*

   Obese

1

(0–4)

*

0

 

*

3

(0–7)

*

0

 

*

Agility 10*5 m

            

   Lean

19

(14–25)

*

8

(4–11)

*

29

(23–35)

 

7

(4–10)

*

   Normal

32

(30–35)

 

13

(11–15)

 

29

(27–31)

 

13

(11–14)

 

   Overweight

6

(3–10)

*

2

(0–4)

*

14

(10–18)

*

3

(1–5)

*

   Obese

3

(0–7)

*

0

 

*

4

(0–8)

*

1

(0–3)

*

Jump vertical

            

   Lean

18

(13–24)

*

4

(1–7)

*

25

(19–31)

 

12

(7–16)

 

   Normal

32

(30–34)

 

13

(11–15)

 

33

(30–35)

 

14

(12–15)

 

   Overweight

12

(7–17)

*

5

(1–8)

*

19

(14–23)

*

7

(4–10)

*

   Obese

0

 

*

0

 

*

7

(2–13)

*

4

(0–8)

*

Jump lateral

            

   Lean

10

(6–14)

*

2

(0–4)

*

33

(27–39)

 

12

(7–16)

 

   Normal

31

(29–34)

 

13

(11–14)

 

30

(28–32)

 

13

(11–14)

 

   Overweight

7

(3–11)

*

3

(1–6)

*

10

(6–13)

*

3

(1–5)

*

   Obese

1

(0–4)

*

0

 

*

1

(0–3)

*

0

 

*

Sit up in 30"

            

   Lean

24

(18–29)

*

9

(5–13)

 

27

(21–33)

 

11

(7–15)

 

   Normal

34

(31–36)

 

13

(11–14)

 

31

(28–33)

 

14

(12–16)

 

   Overweight

11

(7–16)

*

6

(3–10)

*

21

(17–26)

*

8

(5–11)

*

   Obese

7

(1–13)

*

3

(0–7)

*

11

(4–17)

*

4

(0–8)

*

Push up in 60"

            

   Lean

21

(16–27)

*

7

(4–10)

*

29

(23–35)

 

10

(6–14)

 

   Normal

30

(28–32)

 

13

(12–15)

 

31

(29–33)

 

12

(10–14)

 

   Overweight

7

(3–11)

*

2

(0–4)

*

26

(21–31)

*

10

(6–14)

*

   Obese

6

(0–11)

*

1

(0–4)

*

15

(8–22)

*

7

(2–13)

*

Throw small ball

            

   Lean

4

(1–7)

*

0

 

*

11

(7–15)

*

3

(1–5)

*

   Normal

28

(26–30)

 

12

(10–13)

 

27

(25–29)

 

11

(10–13)

 

   Overweight

25

(19–32)

 

10

(5–14)

 

28

(23–33)

 

10

(7–13)

 

   Obese

16

(7–25)

*

3

(0–7)

*

30

(20–39)

 

11

(4–17)

 

Throw basketball

            

   Lean

3

(1–5)

*

0

 

*

5

(2–8)

*

1

(0–2)

*

   Normal

27

(25–29)

 

11

(9–12)

 

25

(22–27)

 

10

(9–12)

 

   Overweight

33

(26–40)

 

20

(14–26)

*

43

(37–49)

*

23

(18–27)

*

   Obese

46

(35–58)

*

25

(14–35)

*

50

(40–60)

*

21

(13–20)

*

  1. BMI and fitness scores are standardized for age.
  2. "Lean" refers to children with age and sex specific BMI <10th percentile.
  3. 95% confidence intervals are indicated between brackets.
  4. * refers to statistically significant difference in comparison to children with "normal" weight (p < 0.05).