Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

Characteristics	Girls (n = 49)	Boys (n = 52)	Total (n = 101)	P-value
Anthropometric parameters
Age	4.72 ± 0.45	4.88 ± 0.56	4.80 ± 0.51	0.123
Height (cm)	105.92 ± 4.72	108.71 ± 5.07	107.36 ± 5.08	0.006
Weight (kg)	18.38 ± 2.79	19.54 ± 3.50	18.98 ± 3.21	0.071
Body mass index (kg/m²)	16.30 ± 1.45	16.46 ± 2.10	16.38 ± 1.81	0.652
Waist circumference (cm)	53.90 ± 3.43	54.22 ± 5.80	54.06 ± 4.78	0.735
Maternal education^a	43	57	49	0.275^c
Monthly family income^b	43	56	50	0.540^c
Physical fitness components
Handgrip strength (kg)	7.09 ± 2.13	8.23 ± 2.11	7.67 ± 2.19	0.009
Standing long jump (cm)	84.47 ± 16.65	87.16 ± 23.37	85.88 ± 20.37	0.530
Speed/agility (s)	15.90 ± 1.71	15.60 ± 1.70	15.75 ± 1.70	0.395
Cardiorespiratory fitness (laps)	23.98 ± 11.39	27.26 ± 12.23	25.64 ± 11.87	0.189
Overall fitness (sum of z-scores)	-0.10 ± 0.71	0.13 ± 0.75	0.01 ± 0.74	0.144
MOBAK KG
Object movement subscale (8 points)	1.80 ± 1.89	2.71 ± 2.33	2.26 ± 2.16	0.035
Self-movement subscale (8 points)	2.68 ± 2.01	3.12 ± 2.5	2.90 ± 2.27	0.336
MOBAK KG sum score	4.48 ± 3.46	5.82 ± 4.26	5.16 ± 3.91	0.085

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, except for maternal education and monthly family income as percentage (%)
^aMother with university studies
^bMore or equal than 3000 euros (€)
^cDifferences between boys and girls were examined by analysis of the by t test, except for maternal education and monthly family income (chi-square test)

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