Relationship between motor skill and body mass index in 5- to 10-year-old children
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 < .01) and ball skills (p < .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 < .10). This study demonstrates that general motor skill level is lower in obese children than in normal-weight and overweight peers.
(URL abstract: http://www.humankinetics.com/APAQ/viewarticle.cfm?jid=68G3ftah63U6tg4E66Q2ghW368Y3pbq262Y8p7&aid=16603&site=68G3ftah63U6tg4E66Q2ghW368Y3pbq262Y8p7)
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| Notations: | junior sports biological and medical sciences |
| Tagging: | BMI |
| Published in: | Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.26.1.21 |
| Volume: | 26 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 21-37 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |