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Table 1 Characteristics of the children included in the study and p-values for comparisons between girls and boys

From: Effect of practice on learning to maintain balance under dynamic conditions in children: are there sex differences?

 

Girls (n = 16)

Boys (n = 16)

p-value

Age (years)

8.5 ± 0.5

8.6 ± 0.5

.733

Body height (cm)

136.3 ± 6.3

139.2 ± 6.6

.208

Body mass (kg)

32.0 ± 6.3

33.0 ± 5.8

.650

Leg length (cm)

72.8 ± 4.6

74.8 ± 3.7

.193

Maturity offseta (years from PHV)

−2.81 ± 0.46

−3.69 ± 0.41

.000

  1. Values are presented as means ± standard deviations. aMaturity offset was calculated by using the formula provided by Moore et al. [16]. PHV peak height velocity