Tracking of gross motor coordination in Portuguese children.

Autor/inn/en	Henrique, Rafael S.; Bustamante, Alcibíades V.; Freitas, Duarte L.; Tani, Go; Katzmarzyk, Peter T.; Maia, José A.
Titel	Tracking of gross motor coordination in Portuguese children. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Aufzeichnung der Grobkoordination bei portugiesischen Kindern.
Quelle	In: Journal of sports sciences, 36 (2018) 2, S. 220-228 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0264-0414; 1466-447X
DOI	10.1080/02640414.2017.1297534
Schlagwörter	Längsschnittuntersuchung; Reliabilität; Validität; Vergleichsuntersuchung; Motorik; Motorische Entwicklung; Psychomotorik; Psychomotorische Entwicklung; Kind; Stoffwechselstörung; Gesundheit; Gesundheitsförderung; Verfolgung; Gesundheitssport; Grobmotorik; Sportpädagogik; Sportwissenschaft; Analyse; Entwicklung; Portugal
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to investigate the tracking of gross motor coordination (GMC) and to profile children at 6 years of age who consistently showed higher stability patterns in different levels of GMC. The participants were 245 children (123 boys and 122 girls) who were assessed longitudinally from 6 to 9 years of age. GMC was assessed using the Korperkoordinationtest fur Kinder (KTK) test battery. Anthropometry, physical activity, and health- and performance-related physical fitness were also measured. Cohen's kappa (k) was used to estimate tracking. Tracking was poor for all GMC tests (0.17 (= k (= 0.38) and moderate for the GMC motor quotient (MQ) in both boys and girls (0.44 (= k (= 0.45). Instability at the extremes was low in GMC tests and negligible for MQ. Children who consistently showed high GMC levels during the 4 years of follow-up were lighter, had lower body mass index and subcutaneous fat, and showed higher scores in physical fitness tests at 6 years of age than those who consistently had low GMC levels. In conclusion, GMC showed low-to-moderate tracking over time in childhood. However, children who consistently demonstrated high GMC levels over time had healthier profiles at 6 years of age.
Erfasst von	Bundesinstitut für Sportwissenschaft, Bonn
Update	2018/3