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To determine how motor performance and ADHD symptoms relate to overweight and obesity in primary school-aged children.

May 22, 2016Research in Developmental DisabilitiesOpen Access

The relationship between motor skills, ADHD symptoms, and childhood body weight

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JGJuliana Barbosa GoulardinsEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública DRDaniela RigoliNorth Metropolitan Health Service JPJan P. PiekCurtin University

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Cross-sectional study finds balance uniquely correlates with body mass index in children, suggesting motor skills and ADHD independently shape pediatric weight.

Key Points

To determine how motor performance and ADHD symptoms relate to overweight and obesity in primary school-aged children.
Cross-sectional study of 189 children aged 6 to 10 years.
ADHD symptoms were assessed using the SNAP-IV rating scale, and motor impairment was evaluated using the Movement Battery Assessment for Children-2.
Childhood body composition was categorized from body mass index (BMI) based on World Health Organization growth standards.
Balance was the only motor skill domain significantly associated with BMI after adjusting for sex and ADHD symptoms.
Children with ADHD had a significantly lower proportion of overweight status compared to control and motor-impaired groups.
Children with ADHD showed a significantly higher proportion of underweight status compared to children with motor impairment.

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Goulardins et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa86cfc1656956dc500370f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.05.005

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May 22, 2016Research in Developmental DisabilitiesOpen Access

The relationship between motor skills, ADHD symptoms, and childhood body weight

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Authors

JGJuliana Barbosa GoulardinsEscola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública DRDaniela RigoliNorth Metropolitan Health Service JPJan P. PiekCurtin University

Discussion

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Implication

Cross-sectional study finds balance uniquely correlates with body mass index in children, suggesting motor skills and ADHD independently shape pediatric weight.

Key Points

To determine how motor performance and ADHD symptoms relate to overweight and obesity in primary school-aged children.
Cross-sectional study of 189 children aged 6 to 10 years.
ADHD symptoms were assessed using the SNAP-IV rating scale, and motor impairment was evaluated using the Movement Battery Assessment for Children-2.
Childhood body composition was categorized from body mass index (BMI) based on World Health Organization growth standards.
Balance was the only motor skill domain significantly associated with BMI after adjusting for sex and ADHD symptoms.
Children with ADHD had a significantly lower proportion of overweight status compared to control and motor-impaired groups.
Children with ADHD showed a significantly higher proportion of underweight status compared to children with motor impairment.

Cite This Study

Goulardins et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa86cfc1656956dc500370f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.05.005

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