ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Do Gender and BMI Affect the Motor Skills of Five-Year-Old Preschoolers Differently?
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- Fine Motor Development Growth Curves for Down Syndrome.Journal of child neurology · 2026Article
- The Association Between Motor Competence and Inhibitory Control in Preschool Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
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objectiveWeight gain is associated with numerous health complications and constitutes a serious public health problem. Motor competence (MC) can be a protective factor since children's participation and practice in physical activities can improve their health. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of gender and BMI on MC [i.e., manual dexterity (MD), aiming and catching (A&C), balance (Bal), and total MC percentile (TP)] depending on gender (boy/girl) and BMI (normal weight, overweight or obesity).
methodsThe MABC-2 battery was applied in a sample of 368 preschool children (5.69 ± 0.28 years of age; 54.9% girls).
resultsBoys and girls showed statistically significant differences in MC components: boys had higher scores in A&C (
conclusionsThe findings showed that there were notable variations in total percentile, balance, and manual dexterity between boys and girls. In addition, girls outperformed boys in all categories save aiming and catching. However, males who were overweight or obese earned greater percentiles in both balance and the MABC-2 battery's total percentile.
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