Relationship between Motor Skill and Body Mass Index in 5- to 10-Year-Old Children

Autor/inn/en	D'Hondt, Eva; Deforche, Benedicte; De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse; Lenoir, Matthieu
Titel	Relationship between Motor Skill and Body Mass Index in 5- to 10-Year-Old Children
Quelle	In: Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 26 (2009) 1, S.21-37 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0736-5829
Schlagwörter	Obesity; Body Composition; Psychomotor Skills; Body Weight; Children; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Elementary School Students; Physical Activity Level; Body Height; Age Differences; Belgium + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adipositas; Psychomotorische Aktivität; Körpergewicht; Child; Kind; Kinder; Ausland; Körpergröße; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Belgien
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate gross and fine motor skill in overweight and obese children compared with normal-weight peers. According to international cut-off points for Body Mass Index (BMI) from Cole et al. (2000), all 117 participants (5-10 year) were classified as being normal-weight, overweight, or obese. Level of motor skill was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Scores for balance (p less than 0.01) and ball skills (p less than 0.05) were significantly better in normal-weight and overweight children as compared with their obese counterparts. A similar trend was found for manual dexterity (p less than 0.10). This study demonstrates that general motor skill level is lower in obese children than in normal-weight and overweight peers. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10