Table 5

Mean age BMI and 550-m run performance speed for boys and girls in the matched and complete 1991 and 2003 data sets

Matched data setComplete data set
BoysGirlsBoysGirls
19912003199120031991200319912003
n4646545429496217110
Age11.711.711.611.612.011.511.811.5
BMI18.218.319.018.918.619.9*19.120.1†
550-m speed m s−14.13.6*3.63.3†4.03.3*3.63.1†
  • * Significantly different from boys in 1991.

  • Significantly different from girls in 1991.