Body Mass Index in the Early Years in Relation to Motor Coordination at the Age of 5–7 Years

The main purpose of this study was to compare the psychomotor development of five-year-old children born preterm and full term. The comparison included physical-motor, perceptual-motor, and socio-relational and affective skills. As low weight is one of the variables that most influences the psychomotor development of premature infants, a secondary aim was to analyze these skills according to their current body mass index (BMI). A prospective simple ex-post facto study was conducted. The sample consisted of 672 five-year-old children enrolled in the third year of early childhood education in the province of Albacete, Spain; 35 of them was born prematurely. Children were evaluated by their teachers using the Checklist of Psychomotor Activities (CPA). The results show that children born preterm had a lower development of their physical-motor skills. In the perceptual-motor field, premature children showed lower scores in the variables related to their body image and body schema, motor dissociation, and visual-motor coordination, as well as in socio-relational and affective aspects. However, the development in laterality, dynamic coordination, motor execution, tonic-postural control, and balance were not affected. These differences were not affected by the current weight, given that the analysis of the BMI indicated no differences in preterm children. This study demonstrated the need to establish protocols oriented to the prevention of the difficulties detected in children with psychomotor high-risk and the needs to reinforce the educational programs in this area to improve the integral development of children born preterm.

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Association between motor coordination, body mass index, and sports participation in children 6–11 years old

Sport Sciences for Health ◽

10.1007/s11332-019-00554-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 463-468

Author(s):

Matteo Giuriato ◽

Lorenzo Pugliese ◽

Valentina Biino ◽

Luciano Bertinato ◽

Antonio La Torre ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Sports Participation

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Changes in Body Mass Index Prior to Baseline among Participants Who Are Ill or Who Die during the Early Years of Follow-up

American Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/aje/153.10.946 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 153 (10) ◽

pp. 946-953 ◽

Cited By ~ 31

Author(s):

J. Stevens

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Early Years

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BODY MASS INDEX AND MOTOR COORDINATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS AGED 7 TO 9

Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport ◽

10.22190/fupes190129012b ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Maja Batez ◽

Živan Milošević ◽

Marijana Simić ◽

Jelena Obradović

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Body Mass ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Age Groups ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Whitney Test ◽

Mann Whitney Test ◽

Weight Groups

The aim of this paper is to examine the differences in the overall level of motor coordination between groups of children with different nutritional status. In total, 418 participants of both sexes, aged 7-9, took part in the study. The participants were classified based on their nutritional status into one of four groups: underweight, normal weight, overweight, and obese, according to the International Obesity Task Force. The motor coordination of the participants was assessed using the KTK (Körpercoordination test für Kinder) battery of tests and total point scores were calculated for each age category. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to examine the differences in the overall motor coordination between groups of participants. Statistical significance was set at the p≤.05 level. The results revealed statistically significant differences in the overall level of motor coordination between all the examined groups of boys with different nutritional status aged 7, 8 and 9. The results of the Mann-Whitney test showed statistically significant differences between all three age groups of boys (7-, 8- and 9-year-olds) in favor of the normal weight groups. The Kruskal-Wallis test revealed no statistically significant differences in the case of the girls. The results of the Mann-Whitney test revealed statistically significant differences between all three age groups of girls (7-, 8- and 9-year-olds) in favor of the normal weight groups. The obtained results showed statistically significantly poorer motor coordination in boys and girls with higher values of body mass index compared to boys and girls with normal body weight across all age groups.

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Relación entre coordinación motora con indicadores de adiposidad corporal en niños (Relationship between motor coordination and body adiposity indicators in children)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i39.78378 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 125-128

Author(s):

María José Herlitz ◽

Jose Rodriguez ◽

Gonzalo David ◽

Salustio Carrasco-Lopez ◽

Rossana Gomez-Campos ◽

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Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Body Fat ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Normal Weight ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Obese Children ◽

Body Adiposity ◽

The Relationship

Objetivo: Determinar la relación entre los indicadores de adiposidad corporal con la coordinación motora (CM) en niños de ambos sexos entre 8 a 11 años de edad. Metodología: Se efectuó un estudio descriptivo (correlacional). Se estudió a 82 escolares (36 niñas y 46 niños) entre 8 a 11 años de edad. Se evaluó el peso, estatura y circunferencia de la cintura. Se calculó el Índice de Masa Corporal IMC. Se evaluó la prueba de coordinación motora CM de Körper koordinations test Für Kinder (KTK). Se determinó tres categorías por IMC (Normopeso, sobrepeso y obesidad). Resultados: Se observó correlaciones negativas entre los valores del cociente del KTK con el IMC y CC. En las niñas (r= -0.24 a -0.28) y en los niños (r= -0.46 a -0.48). Los niños clasificados como normopeso presentaron mayor cociente de KTK (121.4±29.2puntos) que los clasificados con sobrepeso (102.3±26.3puntos) y obesidad (89.2±21.3puntos) (p<0.05). Conclusión: La CM se relacionó inversamente con la adiposidad corporal en niños de ambos sexos. Además, los niños clasificados como normopesos evidenciaron un mejor rendimiento en la CM que los niños con sobrepeso y obesos. Abstract. Objective: To determine the relationship between indicators of body fat and motor coordination (MC) in children of both sexes aged 8 to 11 years old. Methodology: A descriptive (correlational) study was carried out. A total of 82 schoolchildren (36 girls and 46 boys) aged 8 to 11 years old were studied. Weight, height, and waist circumference (WC) were evaluated. Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated. The Körper koordinations test Für Kinder (KTK) for MC was evaluated. Three BMI categories were determined (normal weight, overweight, and obesity). Results: Negative correlations were observed between the KTK ratio values, BMI, and WC, both in girls (r = -0.24 to -0.28) and in boys (r = -0.46 to -0.48). Children classified as normal weight had higher KTK ratio (121.4 ± 29.2 points) than those classified as overweight (102.3 ± 26.3 points) and obesity (89.2 ± 21.3 points) (p <0.05). Conclusion: MC was inversely related to body fat in children of both sexes. Furthermore, children classified as normal weight showed better performance in MC than overweight and obese children.

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RE: "CHANGES IN BODY MASS INDEX PRIOR TO BASELINE AMONG PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE ILL OR WHO DIE DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF FOLLOW-UP"

American Journal of Epidemiology ◽

10.1093/aje/154.7.685 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 154 (7) ◽

pp. 685-686 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

J. Greenberg

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Early Years

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The link between body mass index (BMI) and bone properties, muscle strength, and motor coordination in boys and girls aged 7−9

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity ◽

10.29359/bjhpa.12.1.06 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 54-64

Author(s):

Ester Goldstein ◽

Ella Shoval ◽

Michal Arnon ◽

Gershon Tenenbaum

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Muscle Strength ◽

Body Mass ◽

Motor Coordination ◽

Bone Properties

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Weight gain in early years and subsequent body mass index trajectories across birth weight groups: a prospective longitudinal study

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz232 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 316-322 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yi Lu ◽

Anna Pearce ◽

Leah Li

Keyword(s):

Body Mass Index ◽

Weight Gain ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Body Mass ◽

Gestational Age ◽

Early Life ◽

Early Years ◽

Large For Gestational Age ◽

Bmi Trajectories ◽

Weight Groups

Abstract Background Rapid weight gain (RWG) in early-life is associated with increased risk of childhood obesity and is common among low-birth weight infants. Few studies have compared body mass index (BMI) trajectories of children experienced RWG to those who did not, across birth weight groups. We investigated the association between RWG in early-life and subsequent BMI trajectory and whether the association differs by birth weight. Methods We included term singletons from the UK Millennium Cohort Study (n = 10 637). RWG was defined as an increase in weight z-scores (derived using UK–WHO growth reference) between birth and 3 years >0.67. Mixed-effect fractional polynomial models were applied to examine the association between RWG and BMI trajectories (5–14 years). Models were further adjusted for confounders and stratified by birth weight-for-gestational-age group. Results Mean BMI trajectories were higher in children who experienced RWG in early-life, compared with their non-RWG counterparts. RWG was associated with higher BMI at five years [by 0.76 kg/m2 (95% CI: 0.67–0.85) in boys and 0.87 kg/m2 (0.76–0.97) in girls]; the difference persisted into adolescence [1.37 kg/m2 (1.17–1.58) and 1.75 kg/m2 (1.52–1.99) at 14 years, respectively]. Differences remained after adjustment and were particularly greater for children born large-for-gestational-age than those born small- and appropriate-for-gestational-age. Mean BMI trajectories for large-for-gestational-age children with RWG exceeded international reference curves for overweight (for obesity at some ages in girls). Conclusions RWG was associated with higher BMI trajectories throughout childhood and adolescence, especially in large-for-gestational-age children. Strategies for obesity prevention need to address factors during and before infancy and preventing excessive weight gain among infants who have already had adequate growth in utero.

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