ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022
Associations Between Fitness, Physical Activity, and Fatness in Preschool Children With Typical and Atypical Motor Coordination.
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- Postural Stability and Physical Fitness in Preschool Children: Associations with Lower-Limb Muscular Strength, Speed/Agility, and Cardiorespiratory Fitness.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Variables Most Strongly Associated with Motor- and Health-Related Physical Fitness and Motor Skills in Five- to Eight-Year-Old Children: The BC-It and Examin Youth SA Studies.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Physical Activity as a Key Factor in Elevated BMI Among Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The impact of an early intervention home-based program on body composition in preterm-born preschoolers with very low birth weight.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Bibliometric analysis study on cognitive function in developmental coordination disorder from 2010 to 2022.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: Increased adiposity in children confers a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, with low cardiorespiratory fitness strongly linked to poorer metabolic health. Children with motor coordination problems are likely to be less physically fit and at a higher risk of obesity. In this study, we examined the associations between aerobic and anaerobic fitness, device-measured physical activity, and body adiposity in children (aged 4-5 years) with typical and atypical motor coordination. Methods: Baseline data from the Coordination and Activity Tracking in CHildren (CATCH) cohort study were utilised. The assessments included aerobic and anaerobic fitness Results: The analyses included 495 participants (5.0 ± 0.6 years, 56% male, and body adiposity 22.7 ± 4.2%). Aerobic fitness (β = -0.006, Conclusion: Lower aerobic fitness and MVPA were associated with higher body adiposity in preschoolers, regardless of motor coordination. Interventions targetting improved aerobic fitness and MVPA are therefore warranted in both TD and atypically developing preschoolers. Whether maintaining high aerobic fitness in children with possible DCD confers protection against obesity requires longitudinal investigation.
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