Age and sex effects in physical fitness components of 108,295 third graders including 515 primary schools and 9 cohorts

Abstract Children’s physical fitness development and related moderating effects of age and sex are well documented, especially boys’ and girls’ divergence during puberty. The situation might be different during prepuberty. As girls mature approximately two years earlier than boys, we tested a possib...

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Main Authors: Thea Fühner, Urs Granacher, Kathleen Golle, Reinhold Kliegl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97000-4