Improving Physical Fitness of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities through an Adapted Rhythmic Gymnastics Program in China
Table 4
Comparison of pre- and postphysical fitness tests of the two groups.
Variable
Pre- and posttests of the experimental group
Pre- and posttests of the control group
Mean
Std. dev.
value
Mean
Std. dev.
value
BMI
0.051
0.369
0.477
0.642
-0.033
0.070
-1.492
0.17
CU
-1.25
1.765
-2.454
0.032
0.3
1.494
0.635
0.541
TL (cm)
-6.167
5.686
-3.757
0.003
-1.2
4.826
-0.786
0.452
DP
-7.917
7.621
-3.598
0.004
-0.1
4.458
-0.071
0.945
S&R(L) (cm)
-1.5
4.89
-1.063
0.311
3.2
4.566
2.216
0.054
S&R(R) (cm)
-1.083
4.379
-0.857
0.41
2.9
5.705
1.608
0.142
SLJ
-8.25
4.351
-6.568
≤0.001
-8.2
7.036
-3.685
0.005
10 m R (cm)
-27.42
30.077
-3.158
0.009
-17.4
53.217
-1.034
0.328
Significant difference between pre- and posttest of the two groups, . CU: curl-up; TL: trunk lift; DP: dumbbell press; S&R(R): sit&reach (right); S&R(L): sit&reach (left); SLJ: standing long jump; 10 m R: 10 m PACER run; Std. dev.: standard deviation.
