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Table 3 RBC Learn to Play–CAPL descriptive statistics, by age

From: Physical literacy levels of Canadian children aged 8–12𲹰: descriptive and normative results from the RBC Learn to Play–CAPL project

Variable

8𲹰

9𲹰

10𲹰

11𲹰

12𲹰

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

n

ѱ𲹲 ±ĉS

Age (years)

1117

8.5±0.3

1958

9.5±0.3

2488

10.5±0.3

3222

11.5±0.3

1144

12.3±0.2

Physical Competence score (/32)

1068

18.4±4.0

1851

19.0±4.3

2343

19.3±4.3

3033

20.2±4.4

1053

21.0±4.5

Sit-and-reach max score (cm)

1088

29.1±7.3

1878

28.7±8.0

2379

28.0±8.2

3096

27.8±8.7

1082

28.0±9.2

Total handgrip strength (kg)

1087

26.2±6.0

1875

29.5±7.0

2414

32.3±8.0

3108

36.6±9.1

1088

41.4±10.6

PACER (20 m laps)

1045

20.7±13.0

1833

21.8±12.9

2341

22.4±13.3

3032

24.7±14.6

1047

27.1±16.1

Plank time (sec)

1080

54.7±39.5

1869

61.3±45.5

2391

60.5±42.7

3093

64.3±45.0

1077

65.1±42.8

Body mass index (kg/m2)

1064

17.3±2.8

1860

18.3±3.5

2378

18.9±3.7

3051

19.6±3.9

1058

20.0±4.1

Waist circumference (cm)

1075

61.3±7.9

1837

64.4±9.6

2349

67.2±10.4

3036

69.8±11.1

1054

71.3±11.0

CAMSA max score (/28)

1076

18±4.1

1846

19.7±3.8

2357

20.5±3.7

3068

21.7±3.5

1046

22.3±3.5

Daily Behaviour score (/32)

1089

19.6±7.4

1911

19.7±7.4

2461

18.6±7.5

3206

17.7±7.7

1112

17.7±8.2

Daily steps taken

706

12,160±3923

1268

12,094±4019

1727

11,578±4069

2163

11,078±3919

728

10,920±3972

Physical activity guideline adherence (days/week)

1092

4.8±2.2

1913

5.0±2.0

2461

5.0±1.9

3205

4.9±1.9

1112

4.9±1.8

Daily screen time (hrs)

1086

2.2±2.0

1905

2.3±2.0

2459

2.4±1.9

3204

2.6±1.9

1112

2.7±2.0

Daily non-screen sedentary time (hrs)

1080

1.4±1.3

1914

1.5±1.3

2458

1.6±1.3

3206

1.8±1.3

1114

1.9±1.3

Motivation and Confidence score (/18)

1058

12.3±2.5

1873

12.6±2.5

2405

12.6±2.7

3161

12.4±2.8

1124

12.5±3.0

Adequacy (/28)

1061

21.7±4.0

1877

21.9±4.1

2403

22.0±4.3

3159

21.7±4.4

1123

22.1±4.5

Predilection (/36)

1061

28.5±5.7

1877

29.0±5.7

2403

29.1±5.9

3159

28.6±6.0

1123

28.7±6.2

Benefits-to-barriers ratio (/4)

1073

1.5±1.3

1900

1.6±1.2

2450

1.6±1.2

3193

1.6±1.1

1127

1.6±1.2

Physical activity level compared to peers (/10)

1102

7.5±2.2

1926

7.3±2.1

2474

7.2±2.1

3217

7.0±2.0

1142

7.1±2.1

Skill level compared to peers (/10)

1102

7.0±2.5

1925

6.9±2.4

2475

6.7±2.3

3216

6.5±2.2

1141

6.7±2.2

Knowledge and Understanding score (/18)

1092

10.4±2.7

1916

11.2±2.6

2461

12.1±2.7

3210

12.7±2.6

1115

12.9±2.5

Minutes of daily MVPA (/1)

1099

0.5±0.5

1927

0.5±0.5

2471

0.6±0.5

3216

0.7±0.5

1117

0.7±0.4

Minutes of daily screen time (/1)

1103

0.1±0.3

1927

0.1±0.3

2468

0.2±0.4

3217

0.2±0.4

1118

0.2±0.4

Cardiorespiratory fitness definition (/1)

1101

0.4±0.5

1919

0.5±0.5

2466

0.6±0.5

3214

0.7±0.5

1118

0.7±0.5

Muscular endurance definition (/1)

1102

0.6±0.5

1925

0.7±0.5

2467

0.8±0.4

3213

0.8±0.4

1118

0.8±0.4

Healthy definition (/5)

1107

3.9±1.0

1933

3.9±0.9

2476

4.0±0.9

3217

4.0±1.0

1118

4.0±0.9

Fill in the missing words (/5)

1098

2.8±1.5

1921

3.2±1.4

2468

3.6±1.4

3208

3.9±1.4

1116

4.0±1.3

Safety gear during physical activity (/1)

1107

0.3±0.3

1933

0.3±0.3

2476

0.3±0.3

3217

0.3±0.3

1118

0.3±0.3

How to get better at a sport skill (/1)

1092

0.4±0.5

1918

0.5±0.5

2460

0.5±0.5

3210

0.5±0.5

1114

0.6±0.5

How to improve physical fitness (/1)

1092

0.7±0.5

1921

0.8±0.4

2462

0.8±0.4

3211

0.8±0.4

1114

0.8±0.4

Preferred leisure-time activity (/1)

1098

0.6±0.5

1928

0.7±0.5

2473

0.7±0.4

3214

0.7±0.4

1118

0.7±0.4

Physical literacy score (/100)

1093

60.9±11.2

1915

62.4±11.5

2456

62.6±12.2

3202

62.9±12.5

1112

64.2±13.5

  1. CAMSA Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment, CAPL Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, PACER Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run, RBC Royal Bank of Canada, SD standard deviation