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Table 3 Between-subjects assessment (mean ± SD) across classes during the fall semester in 2015 in which the largest number of cadets took the physical fitness assessment

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

Class rank

n

Ab. Circ. (in.)

Sit-ups (reps)

Pushups (reps)

Run time (s)

Total score

FR

8

31.7 ± 2.3

51.3 ± 7.4

61.3 ± 9.7

635.8 ± 74.4

93.0 ± 5.9

SO

12

31.6 ± 1.6

59.3 ± 3.5†

64.4 ± 9.6

618.8 ± 50.0

96.7 ± 3.1

JR

17

32.8 ± 1.9

60.8 ± 4.5†

64.9 ± 9.9

613.7 ± 54.5

96.9 ± 3.6

SR

9

32.6 ± 1.5

58.3 ± 7.6

66.2 ± 6.7

649.7 ± 69.0

94.8 ± 6.2

  1. Ab. Circ Abdominal circumference measurement, in Inches, FR Freshmen, SO Sophomores, JR Juniors, SR Seniors. †. Significantly more reps than FR class (−0.018 ≤ P ≤ 0.003)