Table 6 Comparison of physical fitness indicators among Chinese university students with different BMI levels ( girls)

Project

Age(yrs)

BMI

Cohen’s d^#

Emaciated (A)

Normal (B)

Overweight (C)

Obesity (D)

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

N

Mean ± SD

A/B

A/C

A/D

B/C

B/D

C/D

Vital capacity

19 yrs

1025

2463.56 ± 505.04

2619

2567.20 ± 516.08

348

2598.03 ± 501.48

60

2551.07 ± 506.14

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

20 yrs

1032

2618.70 ± 535.98

2413

2707.30 ± 528.59

221

2774.22 ± 544.74

34

2814.27 ± 490.44

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.1

0.2

0.1

21 yrs

816

2690.68 ± 515.54

1860

2769.46 ± 545.31

167

2918.26 ± 634.77

16

2912.56 ± 543.42

0.1

0.4

0.4

0.3

0.3

0.0

22 yrs

785

2778.44 ± 533.22

1439

2868.60 ± 542.39

123

2944.56 ± 638.07

3

3316.67 ± 967.38

0.2

0.3

0.7

0.1

0.6

0.5

19–22 yrs

3658

2625.57 ± 534.73

8331

2704.99 ± 541.55

859

2755.23 ± 577.99

113

2701.77 ± 542.74

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

Sit and reach

19 yrs

1025

16.10 ± 5.71

2619

16.63 ± 5.57

348

16.25 ± 5.83

60

15.28 ± 6.07

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.2

20 yrs

1032

14.97 ± 5.51

2413

15.61 ± 5.48

221

14.79 ± 5.29

34

14.27 ± 5.57

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

0.2

0.1

21 yrs

816

15.13 ± 5.29

1860

15.08 ± 5.44

167

13.92 ± 5.52

16

13.52 ± 5.21

0.0

0.2

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.1

22 yrs

785

14.67 ± 5.49

1439

14.69 ± 5.08

123

14.91 ± 5.16

3

17.40 ± 3.83

0.0

0.0

0.6

0.0

0.6

0.5

19–22 yrs

3658

15.26 ± 5.54

8331

15.66 ± 5.48

859

15.23 ± 5.60

113

14.78 ± 5.75

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.2

0.1

Pull-up/Situp

19 yrs

1025

35.10 ± 6.20

2619

34.71 ± 6.11

348

33.58 ± 5.45

60

31.13 ± 5.36

0.1

0.3

0.7

0.2

0.6

0.5

20 yrs

1032

35.30 ± 6.38

2413

34.32 ± 6.23

221

33.31 ± 6.24

34

33.38 ± 8.37

0.2

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.1

0.0

21 yrs

816

34.14 ± 6.47

1860

33.73 ± 6.24

167

31.38 ± 6.14

16

30.40 ± 4.20

0.1

0.4

0.7

0.4

0.6

0.2

22 yrs

785

33.96 ± 6.26

1439

33.49 ± 6.23

123

31.67 ± 5.98

3

34.67 ± 7.09

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.3

0.2

0.5

19–22 yrs

3658

34.70 ± 6.35

8331

34.17 ± 6.21

859

32.81 ± 5.94

113

31.80 ± 6.37

0.1

0.3

0.5

0.2

0.4

0.2

Standing long jump

19 yrs

1025

168.79 ± 15.86

2619

167.89 ± 16.20

348

164.08 ± 15.36

60

158.97 ± 9.1

0.1

0.3

0.8

0.2

0.7

0.4

20 yrs

1032

165.95 ± 17.77

2413

166.44 ± 17.68

221

162.76 ± 20.41

34

153.53 ± 19.55

0.0

0.2

0.7

0.2

0.7

0.5

21 yrs

816

165.61 ± 17.18

1860

166.60 ± 19.42

167

167.73 ± 23.67

16

158.88 ± 25.62

0.1

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.4

22 yrs

785

163.42 ± 18.83

1439

166.25 ± 21.6

123

171.49 ± 25.22

3

186.08 ± 20.8

0.1

0.4

1.1

0.2

0.9

0.6

19–22 yrs

3658

166.12 ± 17.46

8331

166.9 ± 18.39

859

165.51 ± 20.25

113

158.04 ± 16.72

0.0

0.0

0.5

0.1

0.5

0.4

50 m dash

19 yrs

1025

9.22 ± 0.98

2619

9.22 ± 0.94

348

9.46 ± 0.88

60

9.81 ± 0.74

0.0

0.3

0.7

0.3

0.7

0.4

20 yrs

1032

9.33 ± 1.11

2413

9.37 ± 1.15

221

9.62 ± 1.13

34

9.65 ± 0.93

0.0

0.3

0.3

0.2

0.3

0.0

21 yrs

816

9.47 ± 1.15

1860

9.33 ± 1.19

167

9.43 ± 1.21

16

10.15 ± 1.22

0.1

0.0

0.6

0.1

0.7

0.6

22 yrs

785

9.66 ± 1.24

1439

9.62 ± 1.26

123

9.27 ± 1.14

3

8.30 ± 1.42

0.0

0.3

1.0

0.3

1.0

0.8

19–22 yrs

3658

9.40 ± 1.13

8331

9.36 ± 1.13

859

9.46 ± 1.06

113

9.77 ± 0.93

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.4

0.3

1000/800 m run

19 yrs

1025

286.61 ± 33.79

2619

279.94 ± 35.81

348

279.91 ± 28.53

60

284.18 ± 28.15

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.2

20 yrs

1032

273.97 ± 41.51

2413

273.81 ± 44.92

221

287.76 ± 46.58

34

278.35 ± 48.72

0.0

0.3

0.1

0.3

0.1

0.2

21 yrs

816

273.54 ± 39.87

1860

276.35 ± 46.28

167

282.19 ± 50.45

16

278.28 ± 53.20

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.0

0.1

22 yrs

785

279.02 ± 38.59

1439

280.40 ± 48.83

123

273.77 ± 43.57

3

262.67 ± 53.20

0.0

0.1

0.4

0.1

0.3

0.2

19–22 yrs

3658

278.50 ± 38.84

8331

277.44 ± 43.41

859

281.49 ± 40.84

113

281.02 ± 39.54

0.0

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.1

0.0