title: Does weight status influence associations between children's fundamental movement skills and physical activity?
abstract: This study sought to determine whether weight status influences the association among children's fundamental movement skills (FMS) and physical activity (PA). Two hundred forty-eight children ages 9-12 years participated. Proficiency in three object-control skills and two locomotor skills was examined. Accelerometers objectively assessed physical activity. Body mass index was calculated to determine weight status. Correlations between physical activity and FMS proficiency were evident among boys and girls. No significant interaction was apparent when examining FMS proficiency scores, PA variables, and weight status. Future studies should examine a broader range of skills and types of activities to better characterize this relationship and to inform the promotion of movement skill proficiency and PA.
authors.affiliation: Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. clare.hume@deakin.edu.au
authors.forename: Clare
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hume
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Okely
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bagley
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Telford
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Crawford
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D009048:Motor Skills