Relationship between birth weight and perceptual motor performance in children.
A perceptual-motor performance test (jumping, skipping, balancing, walking) was administered to 150 5- and 6-yr.-old children categorized according to birth weight. Differences were found among the three birth-weight groups, with the children of low birth weight scoring significantly lower than the groups of medium and high birth weight. A substantial positive correlation of .75 was obtained between birth weight and the perceptual-motor performance (total number of items passed).
D001724:Birth Weight; D001827:Body Height; D001828:Body Image; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills