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Tracking of gross motor coordination in Portuguese children
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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.
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Tracking Gross motor coordination Longitudinal studies Children Portugal . Faculdade de Ciências Sociais
Citation
enrique, R. S., Bustamante, A. V., Freitas, D. L., Tani, G., Katzmarzyk, P. T., & Maia, J. A. (2018). Tracking of gross motor coordination in Portuguese children. Journal of Sports Sciences, 36(2), 220-228. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2017.1297534
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Taylor and Francis