Weight status and gender-related differences in motor skills and in child care - based physical activity in young children

Bonvin, Antoine; Barral, Jérôme; Kakebeeke, Tanja H.; Kriemler, Susi; Longchamp, Anouk; Marques‐Vidal, Pedro; Puder, Jardena J.

doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-23

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“…There is a whole body of evidence that studied the association between FMS and body weight and BMI, and most studies suggest a negative association [13,23,24,25]. Although our results confirm these previous data, suggesting a negative association between FMS and body weight and BMI, our study adds to the whole body of evidence by documenting this association with other health indicators and by comparing two fundamental movement skills tools often used in Canada.…”

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Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old

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Background: Children’s health is a current concern and data suggests that poor fundamental movement skills (FMS) could be associated with poor health, which may or may not be mediated by low physical activity level. However, tools to assess FMS have not been standardized, and could consequently lead to different associations between FMS and health indicators. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the associations between FMS and health indicators using two different FMS measurement tools often used in Canada. Methods: A total of 145 children between the ages of 9 to 12 were recruited from schools, after school programs, and summer camps in 2016. FMS were evaluated using the Passport for Life (bound, plank, run, kick, throw) and the PLAYbasic (run, hop, throw, kick, and balance). The association between each test and an average score for each tool were tests with health indicators including anthropometric measures, grip strength, cardiorespiratory fitness, and percent body fat. Results: Participants were composed of 54.2% boys aged 10.4 ± 1.2 years with an average body mass index of 18.8 ± 3.8 kg/m2. The association between the average score of both tools was 0.77 (p < 0.01), body mass index was significantly associated with 67% of FMS elements using the Passport for Life (r ranging from −0.18 to −0.32; p < 0.05), and 60% of FMS using the PLAYbasic (r ranging from −0.15 to −0.30; p < 0.05). There were no significant differences between the associations of the health indicators with FMS and either FMS assessment tool (Passport for Life and PLAYbasic) (p = 0.05). Average score of FMS was significantly associated with all health indicators using both PLAYbasic and Passport for Life (all p < 0.05). Conclusions: Health indicators in children are associated with FMS regardless of whether the Passport for Life or the PLAYbasic was used as the assessment tool. It is worth investigating if interventions that improve FMS lead to improvements in these health indicators.

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“…In addition, poor FMS was negatively associated with obesity status in children aged between four and six [11]. and even younger (e.g., aged between 2 and 4) [13]. However, in terms of health indicators other than those related to body weight, not much information is available, and tools to assess FMS have not been standardized.…”

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Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old

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“…24 Contrary to the above findings, a few studies found no association between weight/BMI on performance tests of manual dexterity and finger tapping. 21,22,62 …”

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Neurocognitive correlates of obesity and obesity-related behaviors in children and adolescents

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Childhood obesity rates have risen dramatically over the past few decades. Although obesity has been linked to poorer neurocognitive functioning in adults, much less is known about this relationship in children and adolescents. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review to examine the relationship between obesity and obesity-related behaviors with neurocognitive functioning in youth. We reviewed articles from 1976 to 2013 using PsycInfo, PubMed, Medline and Google Scholar. Search terms included cognitive function, neurocognitive function/performance, executive function, impulsivity, self-regulation, effortful control, cognitive control, inhibition, delayed gratification, memory, attention, language, motor, visuo-spatial, academic achievement, obesity, overweight, body mass index, waist-hip ratio, adiposity and body fat. Articles were excluded if participants had health problems known to affect cognitive functioning, the study used imaging as the only outcome measure, they were non-peer-reviewed dissertations, theses, review papers, commentaries, or they were non-English articles. Sixty-seven studies met inclusion criteria for this review. Overall, we found data that support a negative relationship between obesity and various aspects of neurocognitive functioning, such as executive functioning, attention, visuo-spatial performance, and motor skill. The existing literature is mixed on the effects among obesity, general cognitive functioning, language, learning, memory, and academic achievement. Executive dysfunction is associated with obesity-related behaviors, such as increased intake, disinhibited eating, and less physical activity. Physical activity is positively linked with motor skill. More longitudinal research is needed to determine the directionality of such relationships, to point towards crucial intervention time periods in the development of children, and to inform effective treatment programs.

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“…The Youp’là Bouge study (clinicatrials.gov NCT00967460) is also a multicenter cluster-randomized physical activity intervention trial in childcare centers performed between 2009 and 2010 [17]. The study randomly selected 58 child care centers from the French part of Switzerland.…”

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Health-related quality of life in migrant preschool children

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BackgroundMinority groups have a lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL), but there is little information if this finding also applies to children. In this study, we compared HRQOL between young children with and without migrant parents.MethodsTwo cross-sectional studies of culturally diverse preschool populations in Switzerland: Ballabeina (40 preschools, 258 girls and 232 boys aged 4 to 6 years) and Youp’là Bouge (58 child care centers, 453 girls and 522 boys aged 2 to 4 years). Most children were born in Switzerland (Ballabeina: 92.3%; Youp’là Bouge: 93.7%). Number of migrant parents was considered as the main exposure. HRQOL was measured using the 23-item Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.ResultsChildren of migrant parents had a significantly lower HRQOL total score (mean ± SD, Ballabeina: 84.2 ± 9.1; 82.7 ± 9.6 and 81.7 ± 11.7 for children with none, one or two migrant parents, respectively; Youp’là Bouge: 83.8 ± 8.6; 82.9 ± 9.5; 80.7 ± 11.7, all p < 0.05). Similar results were found in Ballabeina and Youp’là Bouge for social, school and physical functioning (all p < 0.05), but not for emotional functioning. The differences in HRQOL measures were partly mediated by children’s place of birth, parental education, paternal occupational level, children’s BMI, screen time and physical activity in one study (Ballabeina), but not in the other (Youp’là Bouge).ConclusionIn preschoolers, children of migrant parents have lower HRQOL than children of non-migrant parents. These differences are only partly mediated by other sociocultural characteristics or lifestyle behavior. These families may need assistance to prevent further inequalities.

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Weight status and gender-related differences in motor skills and in child care - based physical activity in young children

Cited by 24 publications

References 41 publications

Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old

Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old

Neurocognitive correlates of obesity and obesity-related behaviors in children and adolescents

Health-related quality of life in migrant preschool children

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