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- Title
Relación entre coordinación motora con indicadores de adiposidad corporal en niños.
- Authors
Herlitz, María José; Rodriguez, Jose; David, Gonzalo; Carrasco-Lopez, Salustio; Gomez-Campos, Rossana; Urra-Albornoz, Camilo; Castelli Correia de Campos, Luis Felipe; Vega-Novoa, Sebastian; Cossio-Bolaños, Marco Antonio
- 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.
- Subjects
OVERWEIGHT children; BODY composition; BODY mass index; WAIST circumference; MOTOR ability
- Publication
Retos: Nuevas Perspectivas de Educación Física, Deporte y Recreación, 2021, Vol 39, p125
- ISSN
1579-1726
- Publication type
Article