Title |
Obesity and motor skills among 4 to 6-year-old children in the united states: nationally-representative surveys
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Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, March 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2431-12-28 |
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Authors |
Katia Castetbon, Tatiana Andreyeva |
Abstract |
Few population-based studies have assessed relationships between body weight and motor skills in young children. Our objective was to estimate the association between obesity and motor skills at 4 years and 5-6 years of age in the United States. We used repeated cross-sectional assessments of the national sample from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) of preschool 4-year-old children (2005-2006; n = 5 100) and 5-6-year-old kindergarteners (2006-2007; n = 4 700). Height, weight, and fine and gross motor skills were assessed objectively via direct standardized procedures. We used categorical and continuous measures of body weight status, including obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 95th percentile) and BMI z-scores. Multivariate logistic and linear models estimated the association between obesity and gross and fine motor skills in very young children adjusting for individual, social, and economic characteristics and parental involvement. |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 50% |
United States | 1 | 17% |
Unknown | 2 | 33% |
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Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Scientists | 1 | 17% |
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United States | 1 | <1% |
Colombia | 1 | <1% |
Ireland | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 174 | 98% |
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Student > Master | 31 | 18% |
Student > Bachelor | 23 | 13% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 11% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 15 | 8% |
Researcher | 13 | 7% |
Other | 37 | 21% |
Unknown | 39 | 22% |
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Sports and Recreations | 46 | 26% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 21 | 12% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 7% |
Psychology | 12 | 7% |
Other | 18 | 10% |
Unknown | 44 | 25% |