Fundamental movement skill proficiency and body composition measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in eight-year-old children

Abstract
Objective: The main aim was to examine the association between fundamental movement skills (FMS) and objectively measured body composition using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Methods: Study of 304 eight-year-old children in Finland. FMS were assessed with the Test of Gross Motor Development, 2nd ed. (TGMD-2). Total body fat percentage (BF%), abdominal region fat percentage (AF%), and fat-free mass (FFM) were assessed by DXA. Waist circumference, height and weight were measured and International Obesity Task Force (IOTF) cut-off values for BMI were used for the definition of healthy weight and overweight/obesity. Results: Better FMS proficiency (object-control, locomotor, total FMS) was significantly and strongly associated with lower BF% and lower AF% measured with DXA. Conclusions: The inverse association between FMS and body composition measured with DXA (BF% and AF%) is an important finding, as body fatness and specifically abdominal fatness are associated with less favourable cardiovascular risk factor status in children.
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Published
2015
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Routledge
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Peer reviewed
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0300-4430
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2014.936428
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English
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Early Child Development and Care
Citation
  • Slotte, S., Sääkslahti, A., Metsämuuronen, J., & Rintala, P. (2015). Fundamental movement skill proficiency and body composition measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry in eight-year-old children. Early Child Development and Care, 185(3), 475-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2014.936428
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