Gross motor coordination and weight status of <scp>P</scp>ortuguese children aged 6–14 years

Antunes, António Manuel Marques; Maia, José; Stasinopoulos, Mikis D.; Gouveia, Élvio Rúbio; Thomis, Martine; Lefevre, Johan; Teixeira, Alexandra Q.; Freitas, Duarte L.

doi:10.1002/ajhb.22715

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“…Whilst children generally improve their GMC with age, in the current study, a nonlinear trend in GMC across time was found suggesting a performance peak at 9 years of age, that is, the exponent of age square remains negative in all models. Yet, available reports on GMC centile charts in Portuguese children do not clearly show a plateau around 9 years of age. Our finding is perhaps due to the fact that our serial data stop at 9 years.…”

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Modeling children's development in gross motor coordination reveals key modifiable determinants. An allometric approach

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Buranarugsa

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Children change their body size, shape, and gross motor coordination (GMC) as they grow. Further, GMC is expected to link to changes in children's body size, physical activity (PA), and physical fitness (PF). The objective was to model GMC changes in children followed longitudinally and to investigate associations between these changes and PA and PF levels. A total of 245 children (122 girls) were observed at 6 years of age and followed annually until 9 years. A sequence of allometric models was fitted, that is, 1. body mass, stature, and PA; 2. addition of four PF tests; 3. addition of four more PF tests. In Model 1, changes in GMC are nonlinear, and body mass (-0.60 ± 0.07, P < .001) and stature (2.91 ± 0.35, P < .001) parameter estimates were significant suggesting children with a more linear body size/shape showed higher GMC performances. Girls tend to outperform boys across time, and PA was not associated with GMC changes. Model 2 fitted the data better, and the PF tests (handgrip, standing long jump, 50-yard dash, and shuttle run) were significantly linked to GMC change. In Model 3, adding the remaining PF tests did not change the order of any factors importance. The greatest GMC changes were achieved by children whose body size/shape has an ectomorphic dominance across the years. Considering that leaner and physically fitter children tended to be more coordinated, physical education should also focus on PF development in components related to muscular strength, speed, agility, and aerobic capacity, along with nutritional education to reduce fat mass.

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confidence: 92%

Modeling children's development in gross motor coordination reveals key modifiable determinants. An allometric approach

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Buranarugsa

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…The present study suggests that GMC levels may be negatively associated with BMI, controlling for age, sex and altitude sites. Some reports to date have shown negative associations between BMI and GMC (Antunes et al, 2015;D'Hondt et al, 2011;Graf et al, 2004;Lopes, Stodden, Bianchi, Maia, & Rodrigues, 2012;Martins et al, 2010). A recent longitudinal study showed that GMC developmental levels were strongly related to children's weight status, attributed to BMI, per se, a negative role in predicting motor competence (D'Hondt et al, 2014).…”

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Developmental and physical-fitness associations with gross motor coordination problems in Peruvian children

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Valdívia

Nevill

et al. 2016

Research in Developmental Disabilities

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“…However, the use of self-report instruments to obtain this information is common [ 32 , 74 , 75 ]. Additionally, the Baecke questionnaire is regularly used in Portuguese studies with highly reliable results [ 22 , 76 – 78 ]. This study also has several strengths, including: (1) the use of a broad approach of health-related physical fitness with siblings, (2) the large sample size of siblings (3) the examination of important time windows in children’s growth and development, (4) the use of standard measurement protocols and highly reliable data, and (5) the use of a novel, multilevel statistical methodology.…”

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A multilevel analysis of health-related physical fitness. The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health

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This study investigates biological, behavioural and sociodemographic correlates of intra-pair similarities, and estimates sibling resemblance in health-related physical fitness (PF). The sample comprises 1101 biological siblings (525 females) aged 9–20 years. PF components and markers were: morphological [waist circumference (WC) and %body fat (%BF)], muscular [handgrip strength (GS) and standing long jump (SLJ)], motor [50-yard dash (50YD) and shuttle run (SR)], and cardiorespiratory (1-mile run). Biological maturation was assessed; physical activity (PA), TV viewing and socioeconomic status (SES) information was obtained. On average, older and more mature subjects are better performers in all PF components; PA was negatively associated with SR, while SES was negatively associated with SLJ and SR. A pattern was observed in the intraclass correlations (ρ) wherein same sex siblings demonstrate greater resemblance for most PF components (sister-sister: 0.35≤ ρ≤0.55; brother-brother: (0.25≤ρ≤0.60) than brother-sister pairs (BS) (0≤ρ≤0.15), except for %BF (ρBB>ρSS>ρBS), and the 1-mile run (ρSS>ρBS>ρBB). In conclusion, behavioural and sociodemographic correlates play different roles in siblings PF expression. Further, a significant familial PF resemblance was observed with different trends in different sibling types, probably due to variations in shared genetic factors and sociodemographic conditions.

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Gross motor coordination and weight status of Portuguese children aged 6–14 years

Abstract: These centile curves can be used as reference data in Portuguese children and youth, aged 6-14 years. Being overweight or obese was a major limitation in MC tests and, therefore, of the children's health- and performance-related physical fitness.

Cited by 41 publications

References 34 publications

Modeling children's development in gross motor coordination reveals key modifiable determinants. An allometric approach

Modeling children's development in gross motor coordination reveals key modifiable determinants. An allometric approach

Developmental and physical-fitness associations with gross motor coordination problems in Peruvian children

A multilevel analysis of health-related physical fitness. The Portuguese sibling study on growth, fitness, lifestyle and health

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