(n=total, % males) |
Boys |
Girls |
P value |
Effect size (Cohen’s d) |
95% CI of the difference | ||
Mean |
SD |
Mean |
SD | ||||
Height (m) (n=701, 56.5%) |
1.66 |
0.09 |
1.62 |
0.07 |
<0.05 |
0.42 |
−0.048 to −0.022 |
Weight (kg) (n=684, 57.5%) |
54.4 |
12 |
54.8 |
11.6 |
ns |
0.04 |
−1.382 to 2.209 |
BMI (kg/m2) (n=679, 57.1%) |
19.8 |
3.7 |
20.9 |
3.8 |
<0.05 |
0.3 |
0.523 to 1.669 |
Hand grip (kg) (n=698, 56.3%) |
28.6 |
7.1 |
26.1 |
5.1 |
<0.05 |
0.41 |
−3.451 to −1.563 |
Broad jump (m) (n=692, 56.4%) |
1.7 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
<0.05 |
0.91 |
−0.263 to −0.187 |
Bleep test (level shuttle) (n=702, 56.8%) |
7.2 |
2.5 |
5 |
1.7 |
<0.05 |
1.05 |
−2.542 to −1.879 |
Hopping (number of hops) (n=684, 56.1%) |
49 |
12 |
44 |
11 |
<0.05 |
0.47 |
−7.121 to −3.625 |
Alternate hand wall toss (number of catches) (n=619, 55.2%) |
24 |
8 |
17 |
7 |
<0.05 |
0.79 |
−7.562 to −5.012 |
BMI, body mass index.