Table 3

Percentiles for health-related and performance-related fitness tests in the 1991 and 2003 cohorts

Percentile
ParameterYear1st5th10th25th50th75th90th95th99th
Boys
Height (cm)1991135141144148153158163166175
2003130139142147153157163169186
Weight (kg)1991273234384350576270
2003273234384453667275
Agility (m s−1)19912.22.73.03.13.33.53.63.73.8
20032.52.72.82.93.23.53.63.63.8
Curl-up1991156132037505050
200301381932505050
Stretch (cm)1991115111723282934
2003278142127323757
Jump (cm)1991115133145161184202217226244
2003115127132142166195215229240
Girls
Height (cm)1991134141144148155159164166173
2003136142144149154160165168175
Weight (kg)1991293335394550566088
2003293235394754616881
Agility (m.s−1)19912.52.72.83.03.13.33.43.53.6
20031.72.42.52.83.03.23.43.43.6
Curl-up1991137122033455050
2003012101931505050
Stretch (cm)19911212162531374145
20037913192732404747
Jump (cm)199199118133150167186201205220
200378121131145161180200211220
  • The SE of measurement for performance tests between trials expressed as the intraclass correlation coefficient is given in table 4.