Characteristic

Intervention group

Control group

boys

girls

total

boys

girls

total

Age

6.4 ± 0.5

6.2 ± 0.4

6.3 ± 0.5

6.4 ± 0.5

6.3 ± 0.4

6.3 ± 0.4

Height (cm)

124.2 ± 5.5

121.4 ± 6.0

122.9 ± 5.9

124.5 ± 5.6

122.8 ± 5.2

123.7 ± 5.5

Weight (kg)

24.4 ± 4.5

23.9 ± 5.0

24.2 ± 4.7

25.1 ± 4.6

24.1 ± 3.9

24.7 ± 4.3

BMI

15.8 ± 1.9

16.0 ± 2.0

15.9 ± 1.9

16.1 ± 1.9

15.9 ± 1.8

16.0 ± 1.9

20 m sprint (sec)

4.7 ± 0.4

4.8 ± 0.6

4.8 ± 0.4

4.7 ± 0.4

4.7 ± 0.5

4.7 ± 0.4

Jumping side-ways (# in 15 sec)

23.4 ± 6.6

23.9 ± 6.3

23.7 ± 6.5

25.5 ± 5.9

24.9 ± 6.2

25.2 ± 6.0

Standing long-jump (cm)

115.5 ± 15.6

110.1 ± 13.9

112.9 ± 15.1

118.5 ± 22.8

108.8 ± 22.5

114.2 ± 23.1

Push-ups (# in 40 sec)

12.4 ± 3.3

12.3 ± 3.4

12.4 ± 3.2

13.2 ± 3.8

13.1 ± 3.5

13.2 ± 3.6

Sit Ups (# in 40 sec)

16.2 ± 5.9

16.5 ± 4.6

16.4 ± 5.3

18.2 ± 5.8

16.5 ± 4.5

17.6 ± 5.9

6-minute run (m)

837.4 ± 93.4

800.2 ± 77.9

819.7 ± 87.9

850.3 ± 117.4

792.7 ± 128.8

824.5 ± 125.5

Balancing back-wards (steps)

28.5 ± 8.9

29.4 ± 10.1

28.9 ± 9.4

26.7 ± 9.4

31.9 ± 8.9

29.1 ± 9.6

Stand-and-Reach (cm)

−1.4 ± 5.1

0.4 ± 5.7

−0.5 ± 5.4

−0.8 ± 5.6

0.7 ± 6.6

−0.1 ± 6.0