Title
Tracking of gross motor coordination in Portuguese children
Date Issued
17 January 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Henrique R.
Freitas D.
Tani G.
Katzmarzyk P.
Maia J.
Universidad Nacional de Educación Enrique Guzmán y Valle
Publisher(s)
Taylor & Francis
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the tracking of gross motor coordination (GMC) and to profile children at 6 years of age who consistently showed higher stability patterns in different levels of GMC. The participants were 245 children (123 boys and 122 girls) who were assessed longitudinally from 6 to 9 years of age. GMC was assessed using the Korperkoordinationtest fur Kinder (KTK) test battery. Anthropometry, physical activity, and health- and performance-related physical fitness were also measured. Cohen’s kappa (κ) was used to estimate tracking. Tracking was poor for all GMC tests (0.17 ≤ κ ≤ 0.38) and moderate for the GMC motor quotient (MQ) in both boys and girls (0.44 ≤ κ ≤ 0.45). Instability at the extremes was low in GMC tests and negligible for MQ. Children who consistently showed high GMC levels during the 4 years of follow-up were lighter, had lower body mass index and subcutaneous fat, and showed higher scores in physical fitness tests at 6 years of age than those who consistently had low GMC levels. In conclusion, GMC showed low-to-moderate tracking over time in childhood. However, children who consistently demonstrated high GMC levels over time had healthier profiles at 6 years of age.
Start page
220
End page
228
Volume
36
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencias de la educación Ciencias del deporte y la aptitud física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85014468391
PubMed ID
Source
Journal of Sports Sciences
ISSN of the container
02640414
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