Motor skill competence and moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity : a linear and non-linear cross-sectional analysis of eight pooled trials
Barnett, L. M., Verswijveren, S. J. J. M., Colvin, B., Lubans, D. R., Telford, R. M., Lander, N. J., Schott, N., Tietjens, M., Hesket, K. D., Morgan, P. J., Hinkley, T., Downing, K. L., Telford, R. D., Cohen, K. E., Ridgers, N. D., & Abbott, G. (2024). Motor skill competence and moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity : a linear and non-linear cross-sectional analysis of eight pooled trials. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 21, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-023-01546-7
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Background
Few studies have examined the relationship between motor skill competence and device-measured physical activity in large samples and none have used non-linear modelling. This study assessed the linear and non-linear associations between motor skill competence and physical activity in children using pooled data from eight studies.
Methods
Cross-sectional ActiGraph accelerometer and motor skills competence data from 988 children (50.8% boys) aged 3–11 years were included. Total, object control and locomotor skill competence were assessed using the Test of Gross Motor Skill Development. Linear mixed models were fitted to examine linear associations between motor skill competence and physical activity. Then, restricted cubic splines models were used to assess potential non-linear relationships. Interactions by sex and age were assessed.
Results
There was evidence of positive linear associations between total skill, and object control and locomotor skills, with moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity; however, the associations with total skill competence and object control better fitted a non-linear model. Non-linear models indicated associations were positive but relatively weak in the low to mid ranges of TGMD/object control scores but at high ranges (~ > 70 out of 100/ and ~ 35 out of 50) the association strength increased for both moderate- and vigorous-intensity physical activity. There were sex interactions for locomotor skills only, specifically for vigorous activity with boys having a stronger positive association than girls.
Conclusions
There appears to be a threshold for object control skill proficiency that children need to reach to enhance their physical activity levels which provides support for a motor skill “proficiency barrier”. This provides a tangible benchmark for children to achieve in motor competence programs.
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The pooling project did not receive any specifc grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-proft sectors. However, the individual studies’ funding is reported below, in alphabetical order of study: 1. FAST study (Deakin University). 2. GamesSkill study (Deakin University). 3. Global_MC study (Deakin University and DAAD German-Australia Funding and German Academic Exchange Service [57216707]. 4. HAPPY study (Deakin University for the wave included here). 5. INFANT study (National Health and Medical Research Council grants GNT425801 & GNT1008879). 6. PEPL (Australian Sports Commission; Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, State Government of Victoria; Cricket Australia, Deakin University). 7. SCORES (Hunter Medical Research Institute grant [HMRI 11–04]). 8. SkillPA study (Deakin University). SJJMV is supported by an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. KDH is supported by a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (105929). NDR was supported by a Heart Foundation Future Leader Fellowship (101895) at the time of this work. ...License
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