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Waist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school children
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Luís | |
| dc.contributor.author | Santos, Rute | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pereira, Beatriz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lopes, Vitor P. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-11-15T12:10:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-11-15T12:10:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Children’s motor coordination may affect their activity pattern and thereby influence their body-fatness. The aim of this study was to analyze the relation between motor coordination and waist circumference (WC) levels, in a Portuguese sample of school children aged 8–12 years old. Methods: The sample comprised 402 urban school children (girls- 46.8%), aged 8 to 12 years old (mean 9.6 = ± 0.6 years) from North of Portugal. WC was measured with standardize protocols. Age- and sex-adjusted Z-scores were also computed for WC. Motor coordination levels were assessed with the Ko¨ rperkoordination Test fu¨ r Kinder (KTK) and children were classified according to age-and sex KTK criteria [1]. Results: In motor coordination, 27.1% girls showed disturbance of coordination; 33.5% insufficiencies of coordination; 39.4% normal coordination and 0% good coordination. Corresponding figures for boys were 7.9%; 39.3; 50.9%, and 1.9% respectively (P < 0.001). Linear regression analysis showed that Z-Scores WC were negatively associated with motor coordination (Unstandardized B = -5642 SE:0.706, P < 0.001). Conclusion: Low-motor coordination levels are negatively associated with waist circumference Z-scores. The early identification of children with poor motor coordination is crucial in order to implement and develop health-related behaviors. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Lopes, L.; Santos, R.; Pereira, Beatriz; Lopes, Vítor P. (2010). Waist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school children. In The 4th Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference. Estocolomo: Wiley. p. 82 | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1467-789X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2803 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.publisher | Wiley | por |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/123580419/PDFSTART | por |
| dc.title | Waist circumference and motor coordination in Portuguese school children | por |
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| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Estocolmo | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 82 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 82 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | The 4th Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference | por |
| person.familyName | Lopes | |
| person.givenName | Vitor P. | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 531D-60D6-48BF | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-1599-2180 | |
| person.identifier.rid | D-1774-2011 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 17435197500 | |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | conferenceObject | por |
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