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ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2018

The relationship of gross upper and lower limb motor competence to measures of health and fitness in adolescents aged 13-14 years.

Benjamin David Weedon, Francesca Liu, Wala Mahmoud, Renske Metz, Kyle Beunder, Anne Delextrat, Martyn G Morris, Patrick Esser, Johnny Collett, Andy Meaney and 2 more

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Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02517333 (Exploring the Impact and Feasibility of a Pathway to Sport and Long-term Participation in Young People), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Exploring the Impact and Feasibility of a Pathway to Sport and Long-term Participation in Young People

TypeinterventionalSponsorOxford Brookes UniversityRan2014 to 2018Enrolled40ConditionsDyspraxiaArmsEPIC Club
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12 authors.

Benjamin David WeedonMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Francesca LiuMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Wala MahmoudMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Renske MetzMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Kyle BeunderMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Anne DelextratMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Martyn G MorrisMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Patrick EsserMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Johnny CollettMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Andy MeaneyMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Ken HowellsMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Helen DawesMovement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMotor competence (MC) is an important factor in the development of health and fitness in adolescence.

aimsThis cross-sectional study aims to explore the distribution of MC across school students aged 13-14 years old and the extent of the relationship of MC to measures of health and fitness across genders.

methodsA total of 718 participants were tested from three different schools in the UK, 311 girls and 407 boys (aged 13-14 years), pairwise deletion for correlation variables reduced this to 555 (245 girls, 310 boys). Assessments consisted of body mass index, aerobic capacity, anaerobic power, and upper limb and lower limb MC. The distribution of MC and the strength of the relationships between MC and health/fitness measures were explored.

resultsGirls performed lower for MC and health/fitness measures compared with boys. Both measures of MC showed a normal distribution and a significant linear relationship of MC to all health and fitness measures for boys, girls and combined genders. A stronger relationship was reported for upper limb MC and aerobic capacity when compared with lower limb MC and aerobic capacity in boys (t=-2.21, degrees of freedom=307, P=0.03, 95% CI -0.253 to -0.011).

conclusionNormally distributed measures of upper and lower limb MC are linearly related to health and fitness measures in adolescents in a UK sample. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02517333.

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children’s health and exercisephysical fitnesssecondary school

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PMCPMC5884340

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