ArticleObesity facts2017
Association between Body Composition and Motor Performance in Preschool Children.
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- Do Gender and BMI Affect the Motor Skills of Five-Year-Old Preschoolers Differently?Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Normative values of motor performance and their relationship with BMI status in Hong Kong preschoolers.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Relationships between Math Skills, Motor Skills, Physical Activity, and Obesity in Typically Developing Preschool Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Anthropometric Profile and Physical Activity Level as Predictors of Postural Balance in Overweight and Obese Children.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors Associated with Motor Competence in Preschoolers from a Brazilian Urban Area.Child & youth care forum · 2023Article
- Individual and environmental parameters in children with and without developmental coordination disorder: associations with physical activity and body mass index.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Association between executive functions and gross motor skills in overweight/obese and eutrophic preschoolers: cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- Association of Body Weight and Physical Fitness during the Elementary School Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Learning to Cycle: From Training Wheels to Balance Bike.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Is body fat mass associated with worse gross motor skills in preschoolers? An exploratory study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Associations between body composition and fundamental motor skill competency in children.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveBeing overweight makes physical movement more difficult. Our aim was to investigate the association between body composition and motor performance in preschool children.
methodsA total of 476 predominantly normal-weight preschool children (age 3.9 ± 0.7 years; m/f: 251/225; BMI 16.0 ± 1.4 kg/m2) participated in the Swiss Preschoolers' Health Study (SPLASHY). Body composition assessments included skinfold thickness, waist circumference (WC), and BMI. The Zurich Neuromotor Assessment (ZNA) was used to assess gross and fine motor tasks.
resultsAfter adjustment for age, sex, socioeconomic status, sociocultural characteristics, and physical activity (assessed with accelerometers), skinfold thickness and WC were both inversely correlated with jumping sideward (gross motor task β-coefficient -1.92, p = 0.027; and -3.34, p = 0.014, respectively), while BMI was positively correlated with running performance (gross motor task β-coefficient 9.12, p = 0.001). No significant associations were found between body composition measures and fine motor tasks.
conclusionThe inverse associations between skinfold thickness or WC and jumping sideward indicates that children with high fat mass may be less proficient in certain gross motor tasks. The positive association between BMI and running suggests that BMI might be an indicator of fat-free (i.e., muscle) mass in predominately normal-weight preschool children.
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