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Waist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school children
| Resumo: | Introduction: Children’s motor coordination may affect their activity pattern and thereby influence their body-fatness. The aim of this study was to analyze the relation between motor coordination and waist circumference (WC) levels, in a Portuguese sample of school children aged 8–12 years old. Methods: The sample comprised 402 urban school children (girls- 46.8%), aged 8 to 12 years old (mean 9.6 = ± 0.6 years) from North of Portugal. WC was measured with standardize protocols. Age- and sex-adjusted Z-scores were also computed for WC. Motor coordination levels were assessed with the Ko¨ rperkoordination Test fu¨ r Kinder (KTK) and children were classified according to age-and sex KTK criteria [1]. Results: In motor coordination, 27.1% girls showed disturbance of coordination; 33.5% insufficiencies of coordination; 39.4% normal coordination and 0% good coordination. Corresponding figures for boys were 7.9%; 39.3; 50.9%, and 1.9% respectively (P < 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that Z-Scores WC were negatively associated with motor coordination (Unstandardized B = -5642 SE:0.706, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Low-motor coordination levels are negatively associated with waist circumference Z-scores. The early identification of children with poor motor coordination is crucial in order to implement and develop health-related behaviors. |
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| Autores principais: | Lopes, Luís |
| Outros Autores: | Santos, Rute; Pereira, Beatriz; Lopes, Vitor P. |
| Ano: | 2010 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | documento de conferência |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Biblioteca Digital do IPB |
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| author | Lopes, Luís |
| author2 | Santos, Rute Pereira, Beatriz Lopes, Vitor P. |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Lopes, Luís Santos, Rute Pereira, Beatriz Lopes, Vitor P. |
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| description | Introduction: Children’s motor coordination may affect their activity pattern and thereby influence their body-fatness. The aim of this study was to analyze the relation between motor coordination and waist circumference (WC) levels, in a Portuguese sample of school children aged 8–12 years old. Methods: The sample comprised 402 urban school children (girls- 46.8%), aged 8 to 12 years old (mean 9.6 = ± 0.6 years) from North of Portugal. WC was measured with standardize protocols. Age- and sex-adjusted Z-scores were also computed for WC. Motor coordination levels were assessed with the Ko¨ rperkoordination Test fu¨ r Kinder (KTK) and children were classified according to age-and sex KTK criteria [1]. Results: In motor coordination, 27.1% girls showed disturbance of coordination; 33.5% insufficiencies of coordination; 39.4% normal coordination and 0% good coordination. Corresponding figures for boys were 7.9%; 39.3; 50.9%, and 1.9% respectively (P < 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that Z-Scores WC were negatively associated with motor coordination (Unstandardized B = -5642 SE:0.706, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Low-motor coordination levels are negatively associated with waist circumference Z-scores. The early identification of children with poor motor coordination is crucial in order to implement and develop health-related behaviors. |
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| spelling | engWileyporIntroduction: Children’s motor coordination may affect their activity pattern and thereby influence their body-fatness. The aim of this study was to analyze the relation between motor coordination and waist circumference (WC) levels, in a Portuguese sample of school children aged 8–12 years old. Methods: The sample comprised 402 urban school children (girls- 46.8%), aged 8 to 12 years old (mean 9.6 = ± 0.6 years) from North of Portugal. WC was measured with standardize protocols. Age- and sex-adjusted Z-scores were also computed for WC. Motor coordination levels were assessed with the Ko¨ rperkoordination Test fu¨ r Kinder (KTK) and children were classified according to age-and sex KTK criteria [1]. Results: In motor coordination, 27.1% girls showed disturbance of coordination; 33.5% insufficiencies of coordination; 39.4% normal coordination and 0% good coordination. Corresponding figures for boys were 7.9%; 39.3; 50.9%, and 1.9% respectively (P < 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that Z-Scores WC were negatively associated with motor coordination (Unstandardized B = -5642 SE:0.706, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Low-motor coordination levels are negatively associated with waist circumference Z-scores. The early identification of children with poor motor coordination is crucial in order to implement and develop health-related behaviors.application/pdfporWaist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school childrenLopes, LuísSantos, RutePereira, BeatrizPersonalLopes, Vitor P.DSpacehttp://dspace.org/items/9551b011-136c-42ca-a626-f0cedfbd0814DSpacehttp://dspace.org/items/9551b011-136c-42ca-a626-f0cedfbd0814LopesVitor P.Ciência IDhttps://www.ciencia-id.pt531D-60D6-48BFORCIDhttp://orcid.org0000-0003-1599-2180Researcher IDhttps://www.researcherid.comD-1774-2011Scopus Author IDhttps://www.scopus.com17435197500HostingInstitutionOrganizationalBiblioteca Digital do IPBe-mailmailto:dspace@ipb.ptdspace@ipb.ptISSNIsPartOf1467-789X2010-11-15T12:10:43Z20102010-01-01T00:00:00ZHandlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/2803http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2open access62934 bytesother research producthttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_c94fconference objecthttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2application/pdffulltexthttps://bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt/bitstreams/b966d36f-d080-462d-a979-139937e0fb11/downloadThe 4th Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference8282Estocolmo |
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