Relationships between fundamental movement skills and objectively measured physical activity in preschool children.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Cliff, Dylan P. Okely, Anthony D. Smith, Leif Mckeen, Kim
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Gender differences in cross-sectional relationships between fundamental movement skill (FMS) subdomains (locomotor skills, object-control skills) and physical activity were examined in preschool children. Forty-six 3- to 5-year-olds (25 boys) had their FMS video assessed (Test of Gross Motor Development II) and their physical activity objectively monitored (Actigraph 7164 accelerometers). Among boys, object-control skills were associated with physical activity and explained 16.9% (p = .024) and 13.7% (p = .049) of the variance in percent of time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and total physical activity, respectively, after controlling for age, SES and z-BMI. Locomotor skills were inversely associated with physical activity among girls, and explained 19.2% (p = .023) of the variance in percent of time in MVPA after controlling for confounders. Gender and FMS subdomain may influence the relationship between FMS and physical activity in preschool children.
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DOI	10.1123/pes.21.4.436
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PubMed reference number	20128363
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.1123/pes.21.4.436
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	21
Issue Number	4
Journal	Pediatric exercise science
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article