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Comparison of motor competence in children aged 6 to 9 years across northern, c...
Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Lopes, Vitor P.; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe present study aimed at examining differences in motor competence (MC) in children aged 6 to 9 years old in northern, central, and southern European regions using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). The secondary aim of the study was to examine interactions between region and children's age, sex and weight status (determined as healthy weight or overweight/obese). Data was pooled from independent s...
Cross-cultural differences in children' motor competence are accumulating along...
Lopes, Vitor P.; Laukkanen, Arto; Bardid, Farid; Lenoir, Matthieu; Vasankari, Tommi; Husu, Pauliina; Sääkslahti, ArjaThe present study examined differences in 5–9-year-old children’s motor competence (MC) across Northern-, Central-, and Southern European countries using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). A secondary aim was to examine whether the cross-cultural differences in MC accumulate in the interaction with children’s age group and body weight status determined as being normal or overweight. Methods: Data was...
Measuring progress and projecting attainment on the basis of past trends of the...
Fullman, Nancy; Barber, Ryan M; Abajobir, Amanuel Alemu; Abate, Kalkidan Hassen; Abbafati, Cristiana; Abbas, Kaja M; Abd-Allah, FoadBackground: The UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are grounded in the global ambition of "leaving no one behind". Understanding today's gains and gaps for the health-related SDGs is essential for decision makers as they aim to improve the health of populations. As part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2016 (GBD 2016), we measured 37 of the 50 health-related SDG indicato...