Assessment of the Relationship between Body Mass Index and Gross Motor Development in Children.

Sepideh Amouian, Zahra Abbasi Shaye, Sakineh Mohammadian, Matin Bakhtiari, Bahar Parsianmehr

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Article in Iranian journal of child neurology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Association between obesity and neurodevelopmental delay risk in children under five years: A study from Tumbes, Peru.PloS one · 2026
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Does body mass index distinguish motor proficiency, social and emotional maturity among adolescent girls?BMC pediatrics · 2023
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Sepideh AmouianNeonatal and Children's Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

Zahra Abbasi ShayeCommunity Medicine Department, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.

Sakineh MohammadianNeonatal and Children's Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

Matin BakhtiariNeonatal and Children's Health Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

Bahar ParsianmehrPediatric Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.

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objectiveObesity is a growing epidemic and public health problem in children. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of body mass index (BMI) on the gross motor development. MATERIALS &

methodsIn this cross-sectional study conducted in 2012-13 in Gorgan, northern Iran, the gross motor development of 90 children 3-5 yr old in three groups of lean, normal and obese/overweight were evaluated by the ages and stages questionnaires (ASQ) and Denver 2 scale.

resultsTotally, 90 children were enrolled and their developmental level was assessed with two ASQ and Denver II indices. The mean and standard deviation of the ASQ scores of the children was 53.11± 11.06 and based on Denver index, 9 children (10%) were at developmental delay status, 15 (16.7%) in the caution conditions, and 53 (58.9%) at normal developmental status. The developmental level was lower in obese/overweight group comparing with other groups according to both Denver and ASQ and there was a significant difference between obese/overweight group and normal group based in Denver and ASQ, respectively. There was no significant difference between underweight and normal and obese and underweight groups.

conclusionOverweight and obesity could affect on the gross motor development.

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ASQBody mass indexChildrenDenver IIGross motor development

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PMCPMC5582353

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