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Table 1 Longitudinal assessments (mean ± SD) tracking Class 2 from fall 2014 to fall 2017 (4 years) in ROTC training

From: A longitudinal analysis of the U.S. Air Force reserve officers’ training corps physical fitness assessment

Class rank

Year

n

Ab. Circ. (in.)

Sit-ups (reps)

Pushups (reps)

Run time (s)

Total score

FR

Fall 2014

22

31.6 ± 2.0*

55.0 ± 6.8

58.5 ± 9.7

612.3 ± 62.4

95.1 ± 4.6

SO

Fall 2015

22

32.2 ± 1.9

58.2 ± 4.8

63.0 ± 9.7

633.1 ± 64.6

95.3 ± 4.1

JR

Fall 2016

22

32.4 ± 1.8

61.0 ± 4.6†

62.1 ± 10.8

620.6 ± 55.9

96.3 ± 3.7

SR

Fall 2017

22

33.2 ± 1.4

60.1 ± 6.6

66.0 ± 7.3

619.9 ± 72.2

96.2 ± 5.2

  1. Ab. Circ Abdominal circumference measurement, in Inches, FR Freshmen, SO Sophomores, JR Juniors, SR Seniors. *. Significantly smaller than SR year (P = 0.026); †. Significantly more reps than FR year (P = 0.006)