Sensitivity and specificity of different measures of adiposity to distinguish between low/high motor coordination

Lopes, Luís Carlos Oliveira; Santos, Rute; Moreira, Carla; Pereira, Beatriz; Lopes, Vítor P.

doi:10.1016/j.jped.2014.05.005

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“…In contrast to the study by Lopes et al (), which suggests alterations in the association between adiposity indicators and motor coordination according to sex in young children from 9 to 12 years old, the present study shows that the associations found are independent of the child's sex. According to Malina, Bouchard, and Bar‐Or () are not expected morphology differences between boys and girls in preschool age, as well as gains in stature are similar throughout early childhood (Santos et al, ).…”

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“…Studies evaluating the relationship between MC and central obesity, particularly WHtR, are scarce. Lopes, Santos, Moreira, Pereira, and Lopes () evaluated whether different measures of adiposity (BMI, waist circumference, WHtR, and% body fat) were related to low motor coordination in children aged 9 to 12 years. Their results showed that in girls the % body fat and waist circumference were associated with low motor coordination, but among boys all adiposity indicators, including WHtR, were associated with low motor coordination.…”

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Is motor competence associated with the risk of central obesity in preschoolers?

Henrique

Stodden

Fransen

et al. 2019

American J Hum Biol

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Objectives: To investigate the association between motor competence (MC) and central obesity in preschool children. Methods: The sample comprised of 472 children aged 3 to 5 years (4.58 ± 0.70 years, 248 boys) from Recife, Brazil. MC was assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) was calculated and a cutoff of 0.5 was used to define central obesity. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between MC and WHtR ≥ 0.5. Results: The prevalence of central obesity (WHtR) was 54.0% and 46.4% for boys and girls, respectively. Older children (OR = 0.61; CI = 0.44-0.84; P < .01) and those with higher MC in locomotor skills (OR = 0.96; CI = 0.93-0.99; P < .01) were less likely to present WHtR ≥ 0.5. Sex and object control skills were not associated with WHtR ≥ 0.5. Conclusions:To reduce the risks of central obesity in children, health practitioners should focus on increasing competence in locomotor skills since preschool years.

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Is motor competence associated with the risk of central obesity in preschoolers?

Henrique

Stodden

Fransen

et al. 2019

American J Hum Biol

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“…In recent study with children of both sexes, Lopes et al8 reported that, in addition to BMI, waist circumference, height-waist ratio, and body fat percentage also were associated with performance on KTK. However, fat percentage ( β =2.395, 95%CI 1.234-4.646; p =0.010) showed higher sensitivity to predict low motor coordination in girls.…”

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“…, 8 However, there is a lack of studies in the literature describing the multiple factors that may be related to motor development of children, including the biological maturation. The studies performed with the KTK test battery aimed primarily at the association of the anthropometric characteristics of children and youth, especially body mass index (BMI), with test performance 7…”

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Perímetro de cintura como mediador da influência da maturação biológica no desempenho de coordenação motora em crianças

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Seabra

Padez

et al. 2016

Revista Paulista de Pediatria

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“…Considering the % BF, we can see an inverse relationship between excess body fat and motor performance. In a Portuguese study that analysed 596 children aged 9 to 12 years, lower motor coordination was observed in boys and girls with a high percentage of fat 29 . Excess body fat, from a mechanical perspective, represents an inert load that must be moved and, generally, negatively influences motor performance 20 .…”

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Relationships between motor performance and body composition of school adolescents

Morés¹,

Nunes²,

Batista³

et al. 2019

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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Introduction:Motor coordination is a result of interactions between many body systems, producing accurate and balanced kinetic actions. The evaluation of motor performance levels in children and teenagers may conserve and improve health and life qualities. Body composition may interfere considerably in motor coordination, particularly in overweight and obese conditions. Objective: To analyse the relationships between motor performance and body composition in children. Methods:Motor coordination was evaluated through the Körperkoordinations test für Kinder (KTK test), considering the motor quotient (MQ) and body composition using the body fat percentage (BF%) and body mass index (BMI).Results: BMI (38% and 36%) and BF% (28% and 22%), from boys and girls respectively, demonstrated that body composition is above the recommended. Girls presented MQ values lower than those observed in boys (p < 0.001). The groups with BFPs below the recommended value showed higher values of MQ than the normal group (p<0.05) and than children above the recommended ideal (p < 0.05). A reverse correlation was observed between MQ with BF% (r = -0.432) or BMI (r = -0.254). Conclusion:There are relationships between body composition and motor coordination in teenagers between 11 and 14 years old, related or not to gender and age. Why was this study done?This study was part of the master's dissertation of Prof. Giliard Mores in the Graduate Program in Physical Education at UFMT (Federal University of Mato Grosso). The theme was the result of the author's observation, as an active teacher of the State Basic Education Network, of disinterest in the practice of physical activities, increase of obesity and decrease in the motor capacity of students in the last decade. What did the researchers do and find?Using KTK (Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder), the evaluation of body mass index and body fat percentage, in 105 students, the aim was to investigate the relationship between motor performance and body composition in schoolchildren. Through this study, according to the tests applied, there was a high incidence of students with performance deficits to perform motor tasks, elevated rates of overweight and obesity, and a strong relationship between the increase in adiposity levels and a decrease in motor performance in the study population. What do these findings mean?They mean the need for greater care with the factors that trigger obesity, especially sedentary lifestyle, in children and adolescents, since they are related to the level of motor performance, which may reflect in the practice of physical activity and the health of these individuals at the moment current and adult life.

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Sensitivity and specificity of different measures of adiposity to distinguish between low/high motor coordination

Abstract: Body fat percentage and waist circumference showed a slightly better discriminatory accuracy in predicting low motor coordination for females and for males, respectively.

Cited by 24 publications

References 29 publications

Is motor competence associated with the risk of central obesity in preschoolers?

Is motor competence associated with the risk of central obesity in preschoolers?

Perímetro de cintura como mediador da influência da maturação biológica no desempenho de coordenação motora em crianças

Relationships between motor performance and body composition of school adolescents

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