Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Population
2.2. PLAYbasic
2.3. Passport for Life
2.4. Primary Outcomes
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. General Characteristics of the Sample
3.2. Association Between Health Indicators and FMS
3.3. Comparing Associations between Tools and Health Indicators
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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n | n = 145 |
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Age (years) | 10.4 ± 1.2 |
Boys n (%) | 78 (54.2) |
Body weight (kg) | 39.8 ± 9.2 |
Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 18.5 ± 2.9 |
Body Mass Index z-score | 0.37 ± 1.0 |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 69.0 ± 8.7 |
Handgrip Strength (lb) | 74.8 ± 21.9 |
VO2peak (mL/kg/min) # | 48.1 ± 3.9 |
Percent Body Fat (%) | 21.5 ± 6.2 |
PLAYbasic (0–100) | |
Run There and Back | 62.9 ± 20.6 |
Hop | 61.6 ± 21.6 |
Overhead Throw | 70.2 ± 19.6 |
Kick Ball | 62.3 ± 24.6 |
Balance Walk Backward | 63.0 ± 19.0 |
Average Score | 64.0 ± 15.8 |
Passport for Life (0–4) | |
Lateral Bound | 3.4 ± 0.7 |
Plank | 2.6 ± 1.1 |
Circuit | 1.8 ± 1.2 |
Run, Stop, Return | 3.0 ± 0.8 |
Throw and Catch | 3.1 ± 1.1 |
Kicks | 2.7 ± 1.0 |
Average Score | 2.8 ± 0.7 |
Body Weight | BMI | Waist Circumference | Percent Body Fat | Handgrip Strength | VO2peak # | |
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PLAYbasic | ||||||
Run There and Back | −0.18 (0.03) | −0.29 (0.001) | −0.35 (0.001) | −0.45 (0.001) | 0.29 (0.001) | 0.47 (0.002) |
Hop | −0.19 (0.26) | −0.30 (0.001) | −0.32 (0.001) | −0.38 (0.001) | 0.24 (0.004) | 0.48 (0.001) |
Overhand Throw | 0.17 (0.044) | 0.06 (0.445) | 0.021 (0.798) | −0.17 (0.051) | 0.33 (0.001) | 0.41 (0.008) |
Kick Ball | 0.21 (0.011) | 0.16 (0.054) | 0.11 (0.186) | −0.15 (0.071) | 0.39 (0.001) | 0.49 (0.001) |
Balance Walk Backwards | 0.01 (0.907) | −0.13 (0.121) | −0.09 (0.295) | −0.26 (0.002) | 0.28 (0.001) | 0.34 (0.026) |
Average Score | −0.002 (0.977) | −0.11 (0.171) | −0.17 (0.037) | −0.33 (0.001) | 0.41 (0.001) | 0.60 (0.001) |
Passport for Life | ||||||
Lateral Bound | −0.16 (0.063) | −0.17 (0.042) | −0.21 (0.014) | −0.19 (0.028) | 0.15 (0.076) | 0.22 (0.164) |
Plank | −0.17 (0.43) | −0.24 (0.004) | −0.27 (0.001) | −0.33 (0.001) | 0.27 (0.001) | 0.44 (0.003) |
Circuit | −0.23 (0.007) | −0.29 (0.001) | −0.31 (0.001) | −0.37 (0.001) | 0.27 (0.001) | 0.54 (0.001) |
Run, Stop, Return | −0.17 (0.042) | −0.32 (0.001) | −0.33 (0.001) | −0.47 (0.001) | 0.37 (0.001) | 0.55 (0.001) |
Throw and Catch | 0.22 (0.020) | 0.043 (0.654) | 0.20 (0.036) | −0.15 (0.126) | 0.38 (0.001) | 0.20 (0.203) |
Kicks | 0.20 (0.015) | 0.12 (0.150) | 0.083 (0.322) | −0.19 (0.025) | 0.39 (0.001) | 0.57 (0.001) |
Average Score | −0.09 (0.323) | −0.22 (0.023) | −0.18 (0.520) | −0.37 (0.001) | 0.38 (0.001) | 0.60 (0.001) |
Body Weight | BMI | Waist Circumference | Handgrip Strength | Percent Body Fat | VO2peak # | |
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Run There and Back | −0.40 ± 0.10 ‡ | −0.07 ± 0.01 ‡ | −0.24 ± 0.04 ‡ | 0.16 ± 0.08 * | −0.15 ± 0.03 ‡ | 0.10 ± 0.03 ‡ |
Hop | −0.33 ± 0.10 ‡ | −0.06 ± 0.01 ‡ | −0.20 ± 0.04 ‡ | 0.13 ± 0.08 | −0.12 ± 0.03 ‡ | 0.10 ± 0.02 ‡ |
Overhand Throw | 0.11 ± 0.12 | 0.01 ± 0.18 | 0.26 ± 0.05 | 0.18 ± 0.09 * | −0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.60 ± 0.03 * |
Kick Ball | 0.13 ± 0.10 | 0.01 ± 0.01 | 0.01 ± 0.04 | 0.19 ± 0.07 ‡ | −0.01 ± 0.03 | 0.05 ± 0.03 * |
Balance Walk Backwards | −0.25 ± 0.1 * | −0.04 ± 0.02 ‡ | −0.15 ± 0.50 ‡ | 0.17 ± 0.14 * | −0.10 ± 0.30 ‡ | 0.06 ± 0.03 * |
Average Score | −0.30 ± 0.4 * | −0.06 ± 0.02 ‡ | −0.24 ± 0.06 ‡ | 0.33 ± 0.11 ‡ | −0.15 ± 0.04 ‡ | 0.15 ± 0.03 |
Body Weight | BMI | Waist Circumference | Handgrip Strength | Percent Body Fat | VO2peak # | |||
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Lateral Bound | −6.51 ± 2.90 * | −1.10 ± 20.50 * | −2.90 ± 1.30 * | 2.44 ± 2.26 | −1.86 ± 0.82 * | 1.22 ± 0.81 | ||
Plank | −6.32 ± 1.80 ‡ | −1.02 ± 0.28 ‡ | −3.41 ± 0.80 ‡ | 3.00 ± 1.44 * | −2.02 ± 0.51 ‡ | 1.41 ± 0.45 ‡ | ||
Circuit | −6.90 ± 1.60 ‡ | −1.04 ± 0.25 ‡ | −3.46 ± 0.71 ‡ | 2.90 ± 1.31 * | −196 ± 0.45 ‡ | 1.65 ± 0.38 ‡ | ||
Run, Stop, Return | −11.30 ± 2.40 ‡ | −2.00 ± 0.40 ‡ | −6.30 ± 1.05 ‡ | 5.54 ± 1.97 ‡ | −4.22 ± 0.64 ‡ | 2.91 ± 0.64 ‡ | ||
Throw and Catch | 1.32 ± 2.40 | −0.05 ± 0.40 | 0.77 ± 1.10 | 4.50 ± 1.66 ‡ | −0.48 ± 0.66 | 0.17 ± 0.61 | ||
Kicks | 0.64 ± 2.35 | −0.04 ± 0.40 | −0.80 ± 1.10 | 4.75 ± 1.81 ‡ | −0.84 ± 0.66 | 1.71 ± 0.60 ‡ | ||
Average Score | −10.24 ± 3.86 ‡ | −2.00 ± 0.58 ‡ | −5.91 ± 1.71 ‡ | 8.42 ± 2.71 ‡ | −4.20 ± 1.00 ‡ | 3.10 ± 0.72 ‡ |
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Comeau, M.E.; Bouchard, D.R.; Levesque, C.; Jonhson, M.J.; Rioux, B.V.; Mayo, A.; Sénéchal, M. Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2017, 14, 1010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091010
Comeau ME, Bouchard DR, Levesque C, Jonhson MJ, Rioux BV, Mayo A, Sénéchal M. Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2017; 14(9):1010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091010
Chicago/Turabian StyleComeau, Megan E., Danielle R. Bouchard, Cindy Levesque, Michel J. Jonhson, Brittany V. Rioux, Andrea Mayo, and Martin Sénéchal. 2017. "Association between Functional Movements Skills and Health Indicators in Children Aged between 9 and 12 Years Old" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 14, no. 9: 1010. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14091010