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.