Association between body composition and motor performance in preschool children
Obesity Facts Sep 25, 2017
Kakebeeke TH, et al. - The association between body composition and motor performance in preschool children was examined. The inverse relationship between skinfold thickness or waist circumference (WC) and jumping sideward demonstrated that children with high-fat mass could be less proficient in certain gross motor tasks. As per the outcomes, the positive relationship between BMI and running recommended that BMI possibly served as an indicator of fat-free (i.e., muscle) mass in predominately normal-weight preschool children.
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