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ArticleScientific reports2025

Birth weight impacts physical and motor performance of school-aged children in Matola, Mozambique.

Euclides da Conceição Guiliche, Jéssica de Oliveira Campos, Jéssica Gonzaga Pereira, Mario Eugênio Tchamo, Carol Gois Leandro, Silvio Pedro José Saranga, João Henrique Costa-Silva

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Euclides da Conceição GuilichePhysical Assessment and Signal Processing Laboratory, Academic Center of Vitória-CAV, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-UFPE, Rua, Alto do Reservatório, S/N, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brazil.
Jéssica de Oliveira CamposPhysical Assessment and Signal Processing Laboratory, Academic Center of Vitória-CAV, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-UFPE, Rua, Alto do Reservatório, S/N, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brazil.
Jéssica Gonzaga PereiraPhysical Assessment and Signal Processing Laboratory, Academic Center of Vitória-CAV, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-UFPE, Rua, Alto do Reservatório, S/N, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brazil.
Mario Eugênio TchamoDepartment of Population Studies and Health Promotion, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Pedagogical University, Maputo, Mozambique.
Carol Gois LeandroPhysical Assessment and Signal Processing Laboratory, Academic Center of Vitória-CAV, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-UFPE, Rua, Alto do Reservatório, S/N, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brazil.
Silvio Pedro José SarangaDepartment of Population Studies and Health Promotion, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Pedagogical University, Maputo, Mozambique.
João Henrique Costa-SilvaPhysical Assessment and Signal Processing Laboratory, Academic Center of Vitória-CAV, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco-UFPE, Rua, Alto do Reservatório, S/N, Bela Vista, Vitória de Santo Antão, PE, Brazil. joao.hcsilva@ufpe.br.

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Fundação de Amparo à Ciência e Tecnologia de Pernambuco-PE-Brazil (FACEPE- PRONEM 0797e4.05/14)
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Abstract

Low birth weight (LBW) affects, specially, low-and middle-income countries and is associated with impairments in growth and the development of neuromotor skills. This study evaluated the influence of birth weight on body composition, cardiometabolic and physical fitness and motor coordination in school-age children in Matola, province of Maputo - Mozambique. Quantitative cross-sectional study carried out with school-age children of both genders. Children were divided into three groups: low birth weight (LBW: n = 15); insufficient birth weight (IBW: n = 43) and normal birth weight (NBW: n = 87). Anthropometric parameters, physical fitness and neuromotor performance were evaluated. The groups were compared by one-way Anova or Kruskal-Wallis test and correlations between the studied variables were investigated using Spearman's test and partial correlation. LBW does not seem to affect anthropometric parameters in this age group. On the other hand, it seems to compromise performance during sprint running and VO

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Birth WeightInfant, Low Birth WeightPhysical FitnessAnthropometryBody CompositionChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaleMozambiqueBirth weightGrowth and developmentNutritional statusPhysical fitness

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PMID40804459
PMCPMC12350785

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