Abstract
Aim: To examine the relationship between motor proficiency and health-related fitness in children and to determine if particular combinations of motor skills have a stronger relationship with individual health-related fitness measures.Design: Prospective cohort study.Methods: Seventy-seven children (F:28, M:49) (Mean Age: 11.19 ± 2.74yr) participated. Physical measures included: Bruininks-Oseretsky-Test-of-Motor-Proficiency, 2nd Edition (BOT2), Body-Mass-Index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR), VO2peak (mL/kg/min). Results: Motor proficiency, had a strong negative predictive relationship with the health-related fitness measures of BMI (r2 = 0.62, p < 0.001) and WC (r2 = 0.72, p < 0.001) and a strong positive relationship with VO2peak (r2 = 0.78, p = 0.002). Children with lower motor proficiency (≤25th percentile) had significantly larger mean WC (M = 13.85cm, p = 0.01), heavier weight (M = 22.17kg, p = 0.02) and higher BMI (M = 5.10 kg/m2, p=0.03) than children with higher motor proficiency (≤ 75th percentile). Strength and Running Speed and Agility were the strongest contributors to the relationship between motor proficiency and WC, BMI and cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2 peak).Conclusions: Motor proficiency, after controlling for age and gender is negatively associated with health-related measures including resting BP, weight, BMI and WC and is positively associated with VO2peak. Key Practice Points: •Motor proficiency, should be considered a focus for investigation for children with poor health-related fitness (e.g. high BMI and WC percentiles or low cardiorespiratory fitness), as gross motor incompetence could be an underlying contributing factor to a child’s poor physical health.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 123 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2017 |
| Event | APA National Physiotherapy Conference MOMENTUM 2017 - Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney, Australia Duration: 19 Oct 2017 → 21 Oct 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | APA National Physiotherapy Conference MOMENTUM 2017 |
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| Abbreviated title | APA |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 19/10/17 → 21/10/17 |
| Other | Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Momentum 2017 is organized by Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) and would be held during Oct 19 - 21, 2017 at Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The target audience for this medical meeting basically for Physicians. Physiotherapists have always been innovators in health, pushing forward to deliver excellent patient outcomes. As the healthcare landscape becomes more competitive, it is important to keep moving with the changes. MOMENTUM 2017, the APA national conference will empower you to be part of the future of Australian and global physiotherapy. Join with the rest of the profession to hear from leaders in physiotherapy about the latest clinical research. Meet the people you need to know to help you grow in your profession and discover the newest innovations. |