**3.1 Physical and performance characteristics**

Participants' general characteristics are summarized in **Table 1**. Girls were taller (*p* = 0.032), heavier (*p* < 0.001), fatter (*p* < 0.001), had larger WC (*p* < 0.001), higher BMI (*p* = 0.021), and higher MO (*p* < 0.001) than boys. Boys had significantly higher lean body mass (LBM) (p = 0.003), greater vertical jump height (VJH) (*p* < 0.001), and APHV (*p* < 0.001) than girls. There were no gender differences in chronological age (*p* = 0.432) and VJP (*p* = 0.617). Prevalence of HTN among participants is presented in **Figure 1**. The average prevalence of HTN (combined) is 9.8% for systolic HTN and 8.9% for diastolic HTN. Details of the gender-specific prevalence are displayed in **Figure 1**. Prevalence of OW in the total sample is 4.7% (Girls = 5.0%; boys =4.7%). In the case of LP, the prevalence of low LP was 54.6% (girls = 54.4%; Boys =54.8%). Although, both genders had healthy BMI, the correlation coefficients between fatness and VJP were generally moderate.
