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Table 3 MSMF in relation to age (years)

From: Normative values for musculoskeletal- and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy Norwegian adults and the association with obesity: a cross-sectional study

 

Females

Males

Beta (Beta Z)

P-value

95 % CI

Beta (Beta Z)

P-value

95 % CI

Static back extension SBE (sec)

−0.91 (−0.02)

<0.001

−1.36–(−0.46)

−0.72 (−0.02)

<0.001

−1.05–(−0.39)

Handgrip strength HGS (kg)

−0.14 (−0.01)

<0.001

−0.19–(−0.08)

−0.28 (−0.02)

<0.001

−0.36–(−0.20)

One leg standing summed OLSsum (max 120 s)

−0.91 (−0.04)

<0.001

−1.10–(−0.73)

−0.91 (−0.04)

<0.001

−1.08–(−0.73)

Modified push-ups MPU (no/40 s)

−0.13 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.18–(−0.07)

−0.16 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.20–(−0.12)

Modified push-ups on knees MPUK (no/40 s)

−0.06 (−0.01)

0.044

−0.11–(−0.00)

-

-

-

Sit and reach SR (cm)

−0.13 (−0.01)

0.036

−0.25–(−0.01)

−0.15 (−0.01)

0.006

−0.25–(−0.04)

Back scratch BSC (cm)

−0.26 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.33–(−0.18)

−0.42 (−0.04)

<0.001

−0.51–(−0.33)

Explosive power on a power platform EPP (cm)

−0.24 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.29–(0.19)

−0.40 (−0.05)

<0.001

−0.47–(−0.54)

Vertical jump VJ (cm)

−0.35 (−0.03)

<0.001

−0.42–(−0.29)

−0.39 (−0.04)

<0.001

−0.47–(−0.31)

  1. A regression analysis for all the MSMF tests against age (years), given by Beta (Beta Z), p-value and 95 % CI, displayed by gender, where Beta Z is the beta of the z-score of each MSMF test
  2. - not analyzed due to low sample size (n = 21)