Table 1. Physical characteristics of experimental and control group. Values are mean ± SD (95% Confidence Interval).
|
EXP (n = 17) |
CON (n = 15) |
| Pre |
Post |
Pre |
Post |
| Age (y) |
12.71 ± 0.47 |
|
12.73 ± 0.46 |
|
| (12.46-12.95) |
(12.48-12.99) |
| Body Mass (kg) |
45.85 ± 9.92 |
44.67 ± 10.80 |
49.39 ± 7.11 |
48.11 ± 7.37 |
| (40.75-50.95) |
(39.12-50.23) |
(45.45-53.33) |
(44.03-52.20) |
| Height (cm) |
157.68 ± 10.51 |
158.21 ± 10.36 |
158.43 ± 7.99 |
159.37 ± 7.74 |
| (152.27-163.08) |
(152.88-163.53) |
(154.01-162.86) |
(155.08-163.65) |
| Seated Height (cm) |
80.87 ± 6.13 |
81.56 ± 5.88 |
82.30 ± 3.95 |
83.03 ± 3.84 |
| (77.72-84.02) |
(78.53-84.58) |
(80.11-84.49) |
(80.91-85.16) |
| Calf Skinfold (mm) |
16.59 ± 5.15 |
16.82 ± 5.06 |
19.13 ± 4.09 |
18.73 ± 4.03 |
| (13.94-19.24) |
(14.22-19.43) |
(16.87-21.40) |
(16.50-20.97) |
| Triceps Skinfold (mm) |
10.79 ± 3.85 |
8.29 ± 2.68 |
13.23 ± 3.67 |
10.53 ± 3.15 |
| (8.81-12.78) |
(6.92-9.67) |
(11.20-15.26) |
(8.79-12.28) |
| Body Fat (%) |
21.13 ± 6.10 |
19.46 ± 5.27 |
24.79 ± 5.19 |
22.51 ± 4.73 |
| (17.99-24.26) |
(16.75-22.17) |
(21.92-27.67) |
(19.89-25.13) |
| Training Age (y) |
3.94 ± 1.09 |
|
3.73 ± 0.80 |
|
| (3.38-4.50) |
(3.29-4.18) |
| Maturity Offset (y) |
-0.89 ± 0.70 |
-0.75 ± 0.70 |
-0.76 ± 0.47 |
-0.57 ± 0.48 |
| (-1.25 - -0.53) |
(-1.11 - -0.39) |
(-1.02 - -0.49) |
(-0.84 - -0.31) |
CON, control group; EXP, experimental group; Pre, condition prior to the balance-training program; Post, condition after the balance-training program; SD, standard deviation.
