title: The influence of Chinese one-child family status on developmental coordination disorder status.
abstract: We conducted a population-based study on Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in mainland China to explore the influence of one-child status in Chinese families on DCD. A total of 4001 children selected from 160 classes in 15 public nursery schools. The Movement Assessment Battery for Children assessed motor function. The prevalence of DCD in Chinese one-child families (8.7%) was higher than that in multi-child families (5.9%). Chinese one-child family status (compared with younger children in multi-child families) were negatively related with total score (-1.793), Manual dexterity (-0.228), Aiming and catching (-1.145), Balance (-0.433) of MABC-2 and DCD (OR=2.294) when adjusted for the children's and family's characteristics, and perinatal factors (each p<0.05). As one of the studies in this Chinese context, it provides a platform for future intervention programs in one-child families in preventing children's developmental disorders.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: szhuaj@163.com.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.affiliation: Public Health School of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: Public Health School of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Guixiong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Pediatrics Research Institution of Suzhou University, Suzhou 215003, China.
authors.forename: Lijun
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Public Health School of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: zcwu@shmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhuochun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009863:Only Child / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence
keywords: Children; DCD; Mainland China; One-child families