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Table 2 Weight, height, number of extracurricular sports played, time to complete a 1.6 km run/walk, and PWC170 (kgm.kg-1.min-1) of children aged 9–15 years in the ASHFS 1985

From: Parental exercise is associated with Australian children's extracurricular sports participation and cardiorespiratory fitness: A cross-sectional study

Mean (standard deviation)

Boys

Girls

Weight (kg)

44.2 (12.8)

43.4 (11.4)

Height (m)

152.3 (13.9)

150.3 (11.6)

Extracurricular sports* (n)

2.6 (1.5)

2.4 (1.5)

1.6 km run/walk time (mins & secs)

8 m 6 s (1 m 30 s)

9 m 48 s (1 m 42 s)

PWC 170 (kgm.kg -1 .min -1 )

14.7 (3.5)

11.2 (3.0)

  1. *Number of extracurricular sports played