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Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) have significantly lower pulmonary function (PF) than typically developing peers. Reduced physical activity may contribute to poorer PF in children with DCD.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric pulmonology
  • Developmental pediatrics
  • Exercise physiology

Background:

  • Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) affects motor skills and may impact respiratory health.
  • Pulmonary function (PF) and cardiopulmonary fitness are crucial for children's overall health and activity levels.
  • Understanding PF differences in DCD is important for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare pulmonary function (PF) between children with DCD and typically developing (TD) children.
  • To investigate potential gender-specific differences in PF within these groups.
  • To analyze correlations between motor coordination, PF, and cardiopulmonary fitness.

Main Methods:

  • Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC) used to assess motor coordination.
  • KoKo spirometry measured forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume in 1s (FEV1.0).
  • An 800-m run assessed cardiopulmonary fitness in 250 children (90 DCD, 160 TD) aged 9-10 years.

Main Results:

  • TD children demonstrated significantly higher FVC and FEV1.0 than children with DCD.
  • Low correlations were found between MABC scores and FVC/800-m run times.
  • Gender-specific correlations between motor skills, PF, and fitness were observed in girls with DCD.

Conclusions:

  • Children with DCD exhibit significantly impaired pulmonary function compared to TD children.
  • The 800-m run may not effectively differentiate aerobic capacity between DCD and TD children.
  • Reduced physical activity is a potential contributing factor to the poorer pulmonary function observed in children with DCD.