Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study
| dc.contributor.author | Legarra Gorgoñón, Gaizka | |
| dc.contributor.author | García Alonso, Yesenia | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramírez Vélez, Robinson | |
| dc.contributor.author | Erice Echegaray, Blanca | |
| dc.contributor.author | Izquierdo Redín, Mikel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alonso Martínez, Alicia | |
| dc.contributor.department | Ciencias de la Salud | es_ES |
| dc.contributor.department | Osasun Zientziak | eu |
| dc.contributor.funder | Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa | es |
| dc.contributor.funder | Gobierno de Navarra / Nafarroako Gobernua | es |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-02T11:17:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-02T11:17:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2023-10-02T11:09:00Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Basic motor competencies (BMC) play a vital role in child development and are a primary focus of physical education. However, there is a lack of research on BMC in preschool-aged children, making this study particularly significant. The present study aims to examine the relationship between BMC and physical fitness components in Spanish preschool children. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 101 children (n = 52 boys, average age of 4.80 years) living in Pamplona, North Spain. Components of physical fitness (handgrip strength, standing long jump, speed-agility, and cardiorespiratory fitness) were assessed using the PREFIT Battery. Overall physical fitness was computed from the four selected fitness components separately for boys and girls. Higher z-scores values in physical fitness indicate better fitness performance. To assess BMC, the MOBAK KG test battery was applied (subscales of object control and self-movement). Sex, age, and body mass index were used as main confounders. Results: After adjustment for confounding factors, the BMC was positively associated with single (z-scores) components and overall physical fitness sum of z-scores (R 2 from 0.178 to 0.469, all P-values < 0.05). Additional percentile scores weakened the associations, but they still remained significant (R 2 from 0.146 to 0.337, all P-values < 0.05). Compared with participants in the lowest tertile, those in the highest tertile of the MOBAK KG sum score, and in both object movement and self-movement test subscales had significantly higher scores in single fitness component (z-scores or percentile) and overall physical fitness sum of z-scores (all P for trend < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results revealed that higher BMC is associated with better physical fitness in Spanish preschool children. The findings emphasize the crucial role that basic motor competence plays in promoting physical activity in preschool children. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Open Access funding provided by Universidad Pública de Navarra. Funding for the study was provided by the Gobierno de Navarra–Departamento de Salud, co-fnanced by the European Regional Development Fund through the ERDF Operational Program 2014–2020 (Navarra). | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Legarra-Gorgoñon, G., García-Alonso, Y., Ramírez-Vélez, R., Erice-Echegaray, B., Izquierdo, M., & Alonso-Martínez, A. M. (2023). Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: A cross-sectional study. Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 49(1), 97. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01504-w | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s13052-023-01504-w | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1720-8424 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://academica-e.unavarra.es/handle/2454/46449 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.publisher | BMC | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Italian Journal of Pediatrics, (2023) 49:97 | en |
| dc.relation.publisherversion | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-023-01504-w | |
| dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2023. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. | en |
| dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.subject | Children | en |
| dc.subject | Motor skills | en |
| dc.subject | Physical fitness | en |
| dc.subject | Pre-schoolers | en |
| dc.title | Associations between basic motor competencies and physical fitness in Spanish pre-schoolers: a cross-sectional study | en |
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