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Differences and Relationship between Body Composition and Motor Coordination in Children Aged 6-7 Years
Vladan Pelemiš1, Slobodan Pavlović2, Danimir Mandić1
1Faculty of Education, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Sports (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 26, 2024
Summary
Body composition impacts motor skills in preschool boys, but not girls. Girls showed better motor coordination scores overall, likely due to earlier maturation.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric physical development
- Childhood motor skills research
- Body composition analysis
Background:
- Investigating the interplay between physical characteristics and motor skills in young children.
- Examining sex-based disparities in body composition and motor coordination among preschoolers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the association between body composition and motor coordination in preschool children.
- To identify potential sex differences in these parameters within this age group.
Main Methods:
- Assessed body composition and motor coordination in 48 preschool children (23 boys, 25 girls).
- Utilized the Köperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK) for motor coordination evaluation.
Main Results:
- Significant links between body composition and motor coordination found in boys, but not girls.
- Specific body composition elements like height, muscle mass, fat, and water influenced single-leg and lateral jumps in boys.
- No significant influence of predictive variables on the overall KTK score was observed for either sex.
Conclusions:
- Morphological variables significantly predicted motor coordination only in preschool boys.
- Preschool girls demonstrated superior average KTK scores, attributed to their earlier maturation compared to boys.
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