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Gross motor coordination and their relationship with body mass and physical activity level during growth in children aged 8-11 years old: a longitudinal and allometric approach
Giuriato, Matteo Lovecchio, Nicola Carnevale Pellino, Vittoria Mieszkowski, Jan Kawczyński, Adam Biino, Valentina
Giuriato, Matteo
Lovecchio, Nicola
Carnevale Pellino, Vittoria
Mieszkowski, Jan
Kawczyński, Adam
Biino, Valentina
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2022-06-08
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Background: Gross motor coordination (GMC) is fundamental to the harmonious development of physical skills during the growth of children. This research aimed to explore the developmental changes in GMC during childhood, having controlled for the differences in children's body size and shape using a longitudinal, allometric scaling methodology. Methods: A total of 104 children from North-East Italy of third-fourth- and fifth-grade students and each participant were tested for three consequently years. Subjects performed the short version of korperkoordinationstest fur kinder (KTK3) and the anthropometric characteristics were simultaneously collected. The physical activity questionnaire (PAQ-C) was used to evaluate the weekly physical engagement. Results: Ontogenetic multiplicative models suggested nonlinear associations with GMC across the children's developmental years. Linear physique was a significant predictor associated with the development of GMC across time. PAQ-C was significantly associated with GMC from 8 to 13 years old. Conclusion: Growth does not respect linear trends. A greater lean body mass could be assessed as a reliable predictor of GMC in children. The crucial period of life to improve the GMC is 8-10 years, while stabilization becomes evident from 10 to 13 years.
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Giuriato, M., Lovecchio, N., Carnevale Pellino, V., Mieszkowski, J., Kawczyński, A., Nevill, A. and Biino, V. (2022) Gross motor coordination and their relationship with body mass and physical activity level during growth in children aged 8-11 years old: a longitudinal and allometric approach. PeerJ, 10:e13483 DOI 10.7717/peerj.13483
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© 2022 The Authors. Published by PeerJ. This is an open access article available under a Creative Commons licence. The published version can be accessed at the following link on the publisher’s website: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13483
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2167-8359
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2167-8359