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Table 3
Mean and median values for selected fitness measures, by sex and age group, household population aged 7 to 19 years, Canada, 1981 and 2007-2009
| Fitness measure, sex and survey year | 7 to 10 years | 11 to 14 years | 15 to 19 years | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | Mean | Median | |
| Flexibility: sit-and-reach (cm) | ||||||
| Boys | ||||||
| 1981 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
| 2007-2009 | 24* | 25* | 21* | 22* | 24* | 24* |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1981 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| 2007-2009 | 29* | 29* | 28* | 29* | 30* | 29* |
| Muscular strength: grip strength (kg) | ||||||
| Boys | ||||||
| 1981 | 32 | 32 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 96 |
| 2007-2009 | 27* | 28* | 51* | 46* | 86* | 87* |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1981 | 29 | 28 | 48 | 47 | 60 | 60 |
| 2007-2009 | 24* | 24* | 42* | 41* | 54* | 54* |
| Body mass index (kg/m2 ) | ||||||
| Boys | ||||||
| 1981 | 16.8 | 16.3 | 18.9 | 18.4 | 21.9 | 21.4 |
| 2007-2009 | 18.1* | 17.4* | 20.6* | 19.3* | 23.8* | 22.4* |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1981 | 16.9 | 16.4 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 21.6 | 21.1 |
| 2007-2009 | 17.4* | 16.5 | 20.4* | 19.7 | 23.1* | 22.0* |
| Waist circumference (cm) | ||||||
| Boys | ||||||
| 1981 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 66 | 76 | 75 |
| 2007-2009 | 62* | 60* | 71* | 68 | 81* | 77 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1981 | 58 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 68 |
| 2007-2009 | 59* | 57 | 70* | 69* | 77* | 73* |
| Sum of five skinfolds (mm)† | ||||||
| Boys | ||||||
| 1981 | 37 | 32 | 43 | 37 | 43 | 37 |
| 2007-2009 | 51* | 39* | 54* | 44* | 48* | 41 |
| Girls | ||||||
| 1981 | 47 | 42 | 55 | 50 | 64 | 60 |
| 2007-2009 | 52* | 45 | 67* | 61* | 79* | 74* |
| *significantly different from estimate for 1981 (p < 0.05) † excludes respondents with BMI 30.0 kg/m2 or more Note: To make estimates more comparable, Canadian Health Measures Survey estimates for fiexibility and muscular strength exclude respondents screened out of aerobic fitness test (see Methods). Source: 1981 Canada Fitness Survey; 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. |
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