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Table 3 Mean female physical performance results (sd) stratified by anemia status

From: Prevalence and Impact of Anemia on Basic Trainees in the US Air Force

Females (N = 3,720)

 

No anemia

Anemia

p value^

Borderline

Moderate

Severe

1.5 mile run

No.

2753

494

413

60

Initial

15.30 (2.02)

15.99 (2.01)

16.44 (2.09)

16.95 (2.23)

<0.001

Final

12.59 (1.27)

13.56 (1.39)

13.96 (1.48)

13.90 (1.24)

<0.001

Improvement

17.7 %

15.2 %*

15.1 %*

15.3 %

Push-ups

No.

2706

481

408

60

Initial

17.00 (8.90)

16.18 (8.93)

14.52 (7.67)

14.76 (6.81)

<0.001

Final

33.88 (10.27)

32.47 (10.10)

31.22 (8.91)

30.95 (8.89)

<0.001

Improvement

99.3 %

99.3 %

115.0 %

109.7 %

Sit-ups

No.

2749

492

412

60

Initial

29.28 (10.63)

27.80 (10.78)

26.70 (10.40)

27.87 (10.46)

<0.001

Final

46.95 (8.69)

46.09 (8.70)

45.29 (8.61)

47.00 (8.20)

0.001

Improvement

60.4 %

65.8 %*

69.6 %*

68.6 %

  1. Mean (standard deviation) in minutes
  2. Mean (standard deviation) in repetitions
  3. ^Comparison of four categories based on one-way ANOVA
  4. *Statistically significant difference compared to non-anemic based on paired two-sample t test with Welch modification and post-hoc Bonferroni correction