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Table 1 The basic characteristics of participants grouped by gender

From: The association between BMI and health-related physical fitness among Chinese college students: a cross-sectional study

Variables

 

Total

 

Male

Female

2014 (n = 2639)

2015 (n = 2872)

2016 (n = 3037)

2014 (n = 1105)

2015 (n = 1209)

2016 (n = 1316)

2014 (n = 1534)

2015 (n = 1663)

2016 (n = 1721)

Age (years) [n(%)]

  ≤ 17

281 (10.65)

293 (10.20)

347 (11.43)

113 (10.23)

106 (8.77)

142 (10.79)

168 (10.95)

187 (11.24)

205 (11.91)

 18

911 (34.52)

1065 (37.08)

1292 (42.54)

376 (34.03)

449 (37.14)

552 (41.95)

535 (34.88)

616 (37.04)

740 (43.00)

 19

819 (31.03)

894 (31.13)

849 (27.96)

346 (31.31)

394 (32.59)

363 (27.58)

473 (30.83)

500 (30.07)

486 (28.24)

 20

392 (14.85)

394 (13.72)

354 (11.66)

161 (14.57)

170 (14.06)

173 (13.15)

231 (15.06)

224 (13.47)

181 (10.52)

 21

162 (6.14)

149 (5.19)

120 (3.95)

74 (6.70)

60 (4.96)

52 (3.95)

88 (5.74)

89 (5.35)

68 (3.95)

  ≥ 22

74 (2.80)

77 (2.68)

75 (2.47)

35 (3.17)

30 (2.48)

34 (2.58)

39 (2.54)

47 (2.83)

41 (2.38)

χ2(df;P)

59.266 (10;<0.001)

29.592 (10;0.001)

37.927 (10;<0.001)

Post-hoc

P1 = 0.278; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

P1 = 0.204; P2 < 0.001; P3 = 0.020

P1 = 0.681; P2 < 0.001; P3 = 0.002

Weight status [n(%)]

 Underweight

360 (13.64)

400 (13.93)

327 (10.77)

135 (12.22)

136 (11.25)

155 (11.78)

225 (14.67)

264 (15.87)

172 (9.99)

 Normal

1915 (72.57)

2012 (70.06)

2097 (69.05)

740 (66.97)

802 (66.34)

809 (61.47)

1175 (76.60)

1210 (72.76)

1288 (74.84)

 Overweight

283 (10.72)

346 (12.05)

453 (14.92)

173 (15.66)

195 (16.13)

241 (18.31)

110 (7.17)

151 (9.08)

212 (12.32)

 Obesity

81 (3.07)

114 (3.97)

160 (5.27)

57 (5.16)

76 (6.29)

111 (8.43)

24 (1.56)

38 (2.29)

49 (2.85)

χ2(df;P)

54.420 (6;<0.001)

17.038 (6;0.009)

54.863 (6;< 0.001)

Post-hoc

P1 = 0.087; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

P1 = 0.603; P2 = 0.002; P3 = 0.043

P1 = 0.045; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

Physical fitness score

Mean(SD)

0.315 (2.070)

0.106 (2.218)

− 0.374 (2.261)

0.29 (2.11)

0.07 (2.28)

−0.31 (2.34)

0.34 (2.04)

0.13 (2.17)

−0.42 (2.19)

F (df1;df2;P)

74.936 (2;8545;< 0.001)

21.955 (2;3627;< 0.001)

55.502 (2;4915;< 0.001)

Post-hoc

P1 < 0.001; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

P1 = 0.024; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

P1 = 0.006; P2 < 0.001; P3 < 0.001

  1. Note: df represents degree of freedom; df1 and df2 represent num df and denom df of F test, respectively. P1 represents the P value for comparison between the year 2014 and 2015; P2 represents the P value for comparison between the year 2014 and 2016; P3 represents the P value for comparison between the year 2015 and 2016