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 |