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Table 2 Differences in the morphological components between healthy aerobic capacity and unhealthy aerobic capacity groups in Nasa Indian Community from Cauca, Colombia

From: Aerobic capacity and future cardiovascular risk in Indian community from a low-income area in Cauca, Colombia

Fitness component

Group

Aerobic capacity

P-value

Unhealthy

Healthy

Morphological component

 Weight (kg)

Total

51.9 ± 9.3

44.9 ± 10.4

<0.001

Boys

60.3 ± 15.4

45.8 ± 10.9

<0.001

Girls

51.0 ± 8.0

43.2 ± 9.4

<0.001

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

Total

23.1 ± 3.0

20.2 ± 2.3

<0.001

Boys

23.0 ± 3.6

20.0 ± 2.0

<0.001

Girls

23.1 ± 3.0

20.6 ± 2.8

<0.001

 Waist circumference (cm)

Total

76.0 ± 7.1

68.8 ± 6.7

<0.001

Boys

78.6 ± 8.8

68.7 ± 6.3

<0.001

Girls

75.7 ± 6.9

68.8 ± 7.4

<0.001

 Subscapular skinfold (mm)

Total

18.8 ± 5.8

11.2 ± 5.3

<0.001

Boys

12.0 ± 2.9

9.1 ± 3.1

0.006

Girls

19.5 ± 5.6

15.0 ± 6.3

<0.001

 Triceps skinfold (mm)

Total

13.6 ± 3.7

9.6 ± 3.2

<0.001

Boys

10.8 ± 5.4

8.2 ± 2.4

0.002

Girls

13.9 ± 3.4

12.1 ± 3.1

<0.001

 Body fat (%)

Total

26.7 ± 4.6

20.8 ± 5.1

<0.001

Boys

24.6 ± 6.0

19.7 ± 4.3

<0.001

Girls

26.9 ± 4.4

22.7 ± 5.7

<0.001

  1. Mean ± standard deviation. Total: sample of boys and girls together. Differences between total, boys and girls calculated using one-way analysis of variance. Group and aerobic capacity level (healthy and unhealthy) as per the FITNESSGRAM reference criteria [25]