Title
Relationship between motor coordination and body adiposity indicators in children
Other title
[Relación entre coordinación motora con indicadores de adiposidad corporal en niños]
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Herlitz M.J.
Rodriguez J.
David G.
Carrasco-Lopez S.
Urra-Albornoz C.
de Campos L.F.C.C.
Vega-Novoa S.
Universidad Católica del Maule
Universidad Católica del Maule
Publisher(s)
Federacion Espanola de Docentes de Educacion Fisica
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.
Start page
125
End page
128
Issue
39
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Anatomía, Morfología
Ciencias médicas, Ciencias de la salud
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092220180
Source
Retos
ISSN of the container
15791726
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus