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Table 3 Between-group comparisons of physical fitness items and physical fitness index among Tajik adolescents with different waist circumference ratings in the Pamir Plateau, Xinjiang, China (M ± SD, girls)

From: Sex differences in the association between waist circumference and physical fitness index among Tajik adolescents in the Pamir Mountains of Xinjiang, China: an observational study

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Age(yrs)

WC < 25th Percentile(A)

25th ≤ WC <50th Percentile(B)

50th ≤ WC <75th Percentile(C)

WC ≥ 75th Percentile(D)

Effect Size (r)

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

A/B

A/C

A/D

B/C

B/D

C/D

Grip strength

13yrs

103

19.13 ± 4.28

77

21.07 ± 4.80

42

23.05 ± 4.66

54

22.54 ± 5.78

0.2#

0.4#

0.3#

0.2#

0.1

0.0

14yrs

84

20.86 ± 5.11

81

22.72 ± 6.05

52

22.58 ± 4.55

59

23.82 ± 5.25

0.2#

0.2#

0.3#

0.0

0.1

0.1

15yrs

81

22.49 ± 4.60

64

23.56 ± 6.09

98

23.97 ± 6.08

73

22.82 ± 7.19

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.0

0.1

0.1

13-15yrs

268

20.69 ± 4.84

222

22.39 ± 5.73

192

23.39 ± 5.42

186

23.06 ± 6.21

0.2#

0.3#

0.2#

0.1

0.1

0.0

Standing long jump

13yrs

103

142.62 ± 19.89

77

152.34 ± 19.32

42

148.33 ± 17.45

54

126.56 ± 18.33

0.2#

0.2#

0.4#

0.1

0.6 #

0.5#

14yrs

84

151.26 ± 21.59

81

155.19 ± 19.82

52

152.00 ± 17.38

59

127.27 ± 20.34

0.1

0.0

0.5#

0.1

0.6 #

0.5#

15yrs

81

154.3 ± 19.09

64

160.86 ± 22.33

98

160.59 ± 17.24

73

132.71 ± 22.48

0.2#

0.2#

0.5#

0.0

0.5 #

0.6#

13-15yrs

268

148.86 ± 20.76

222

155.83 ± 20.6

192

155.58 ± 18.02

186

129.20 ± 20.76

0.2#

0.2#

0.4#

0.0

0.5 #

0.6#

50 m dash

13yrs

103

9.83 ± 1.16

77

9.88 ± 1.02

42

9.69 ± 1.06

54

11.87 ± 1.09

0.0

0.1

0.7#

0.1

0.7 #

0.7#

14yrs

84

9.77 ± 1.01

81

9.71 ± 1.03

52

9.87 ± 1.10

59

12.00 ± 1.21

0.0

0.0

0.7#

0.1

0.7 #

0.7#

15yrs

81

9.85 ± 0.97

64

9.83 ± 1.15

98

9.88 ± 1.08

73

12.16 ± 1.35

0.0

0.0

0.7#

0.0

0.7 #

0.7#

13-15yrs

268

9.82 ± 1.05

222

9.80 ± 1.06

192

9.83 ± 1.08

186

12.03 ± 1.24

0.0

0.0

0.7#

0.0

0.7 #

0.7#

Endurance run

13yrs

103

272.19 ± 38.7

77

281.17 ± 41.94

42

281.19 ± 37.25

54

309.49 ± 41.43

0.1

0.1

0.4#

0.0

0.3 #

0.3#

14yrs

84

263.37 ± 36.61

81

268.35 ± 37.39

52

273.93 ± 37.87

59

308.15 ± 47.93

0.1

0.1

0.5#

0.1

0.4 #

0.4#

15yrs

81

263.38 ± 31.47

64

263.37 ± 38.42

98

266.39 ± 37.48

73

310.80 ± 38.79

0.0

0.0

0.6#

0.0

0.5 #

0.5#

13-15yrs

268

266.76 ± 36.11

222

271.36 ± 39.84

192

271.67 ± 37.81

186

309.58 ± 42.41

0.1

0.1

0.5#

0.0

0.4 #

0.4#

PFI

13yrs

103

-1.55 ± 2.84

77

-0.98 ± 2.91

42

-0.53 ± 2.53

54

-4.64 ± 3.08

0.1

0.2#

0.5#

0.1

0.5 #

0.6#

14yrs

84

-1.06 ± 2.89

81

-0.55 ± 2.79

52

-1.03 ± 2.50

59

-4.92 ± 3.31

0.1

0.0

0.5#

0.1

0.6 #

0.6#

15yrs

81

-1.12 ± 2.17

64

-0.58 ± 3.39

98

-0.65 ± 3.11

73

-5.69 ± 3.42

0.1

0.1

0.6#

0.0

0.6 #

0.6#

13-15yrs

268

-1.27 ± 2.67

222

-0.71 ± 3.01

192

-0.73 ± 2.82

186

-5.14 ± 3.30

0.1

0.1

0.5#

0.0

0.6 #

0.6#

  1. Note effect size between different groups; #P < 0.05