Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia
Few studies have assessed the relationship between motor coordination (MC) and body composition in children. This study investigated the relationships among obesity, normal weight, and underweight in 7- to 12-year-old children in Indonesia. The suitability of the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder...
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Few studies have assessed the relationship between motor coordination (MC) and body composition in children. This study investigated the relationships among obesity, normal weight, and underweight in 7- to 12-year-old children in Indonesia. The suitability of the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder (KTK3+) as a MC assessment tool was evaluated in 986 primary school children (485 girls, 501 boys) from Riau Province, Indonesia. All children performed four subtests: balance beam, jumping sideways, moving sideways, and eye–hand coordination. Weight status (underweight, normal weight, or obese) was classified according to WHO criteria for children 5–19 years old. Childhood obesity was shown to negatively impact KTK3+ performance (p = 0.001), with some tests affected by physical characteristics and the body’s coordination needs causing the most pronounced body mass index (BMI) effects. Motor quotient (MQ) was strongly related to age. The same MQ was seen in normal-weight children across age groups (p = 0.400). Meanwhile, the MC performance of obese children in the older age group (10–12 years old) was much better than that of the lower age group (7–9 years old) (p = 0.001). We found that motor impairments were present in 17% of normal-weight children and 28.1% of obese children. Our results showed that the differences in MC associated with BMI were more pronounced in older children. While longitudinal studies are needed to solidify these findings, they underscore the importance of prioritizing early motor skill development in obese children to promote their engagement in physical activity.
Keywords: body mass index, motor coordination, children, obesity, age factor
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| spelling | doaj-art-df3ecaa7dd8d46118bb5e667db4d19c92025-08-20T01:57:27ZengFEADEFRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación1579-17261988-20412024-08-015710.47197/retos.v57.104807Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in IndonesiaArischo Mardiansyah0Syahrial Bakhtiar1Syafruddin Syafruddin2Risky Syahputra3Lucy Pratama Putri4Atradinal Atradinal5Romi Mardela6Heru Afrian7Johan Pion8Universitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri YogyakartaUniversitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri PadangUniversitas Negeri PadangGhent University Few studies have assessed the relationship between motor coordination (MC) and body composition in children. This study investigated the relationships among obesity, normal weight, and underweight in 7- to 12-year-old children in Indonesia. The suitability of the Körperkoordinationstest Für Kinder (KTK3+) as a MC assessment tool was evaluated in 986 primary school children (485 girls, 501 boys) from Riau Province, Indonesia. All children performed four subtests: balance beam, jumping sideways, moving sideways, and eye–hand coordination. Weight status (underweight, normal weight, or obese) was classified according to WHO criteria for children 5–19 years old. Childhood obesity was shown to negatively impact KTK3+ performance (p = 0.001), with some tests affected by physical characteristics and the body’s coordination needs causing the most pronounced body mass index (BMI) effects. Motor quotient (MQ) was strongly related to age. The same MQ was seen in normal-weight children across age groups (p = 0.400). Meanwhile, the MC performance of obese children in the older age group (10–12 years old) was much better than that of the lower age group (7–9 years old) (p = 0.001). We found that motor impairments were present in 17% of normal-weight children and 28.1% of obese children. Our results showed that the differences in MC associated with BMI were more pronounced in older children. While longitudinal studies are needed to solidify these findings, they underscore the importance of prioritizing early motor skill development in obese children to promote their engagement in physical activity. Keywords: body mass index, motor coordination, children, obesity, age factor https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/retos/article/view/104807body mass index, motor coordination, children, obesity, age factor |
| spellingShingle | Arischo Mardiansyah Syahrial Bakhtiar Syafruddin Syafruddin Risky Syahputra Lucy Pratama Putri Atradinal Atradinal Romi Mardela Heru Afrian Johan Pion Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación body mass index, motor coordination, children, obesity, age factor |
| title | Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia |
| title_full | Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia |
| title_short | Motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in Indonesia |
| title_sort | motor coordination in relation to weight status and age in primary school children in indonesia |
| topic | body mass index, motor coordination, children, obesity, age factor |
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