Relationship between participation in leisure time physical activities and aerobic fitness in children with DCD.
OBJECTIVE
(1) To explore participation in leisure time physical activities (LTPAs) in children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) compared with children developing typically. (2) To examine the association between participation in LTPA and aerobic fitness.


METHODS
Thirty-eight children with DCD (aged 7-12 years) were age and gender matched with 38 children developing typically. Participation in LTPA was self-administered by using an activity questionnaire, and aerobic fitness was estimated using a Shuttle Run Test.


RESULTS
Children with DCD spent significantly less time in overall, nonorganized, and vigorous LTPA compared with children developing typically. Aerobic fitness was significantly lower for children with DCD. The best model, including age, group, and overall LTPA, explained 46.2% of the variance in aerobic fitness.


CONCLUSIONS
Suitable physical activities should be fostered in children with DCD, who have a low participation rate and aerobic fitness level.
Roessingh Research and Development (Drs Oudenampsen, Kottink, and Buurke) and Roessingh Center for Rehabilitation (Ms Holty), Enschede, the Netherlands; Centre for Human Movement Sciences (Drs Oudenampsen and Schoemaker) and Center for Rehabilitation (Drs Stuive, Reinders-Messelink, and van Weert and Ms van der Hoek), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands; Rehabilitation Center "Revalidatie Friesland" (Dr Reinders-Messelink), Beetsterzwaag, the Netherlands.
Chantal
C
Oudenampsen
Lian
L
Holty
Ilse
I
Stuive
Frouwien
F
van der Hoek
Heleen
H
Reinders-Messelink
Marina
M
Schoemaker
Anke
A
Kottink
Ellen
E
van Weert
Jaap
J
Buurke
D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D005080:Exercise Test; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome