title: Fundamental Movement Skills among Iranian Primary School Children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the relationship between anthropometric indicators, physical activity (PA) and socioeconomic status (SES) with fundamental movement skills (FMS) among Iranian male students.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this descriptive study, based on SES scores, 241 students (7-10 years) were randomly selected and classified in high, medium and low groups. All children were measured by 8 morphology anthropometric measures. In order to examine a subset of manipulative skills and to measure physical activity and socioeconomic status, Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD2) and, interviewer-administered questionnaires were used, respectively. The data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and multiple regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant positive correlation between SES and body mass index (BMI), while a significant negative correlation existed between PA and BMI. Object control skills were significantly correlated with height, foot length, forearm length, hand length and physical activity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students with low socioeconomic status were more qualified in movements than other students who were in medium and high socioeconomic status. Therefore, parents need to encourage students to be more active in order to prevent obesity and to facilitate development of object control skills in high socioeconomic status.
authors.affiliation: 1 Young Researchers and Elite Club, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
authors.forename: Bahman
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aalizadeh
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mohamadzadeh
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Science, University of Urmia, Urmia, Iran.
authors.forename: Fatemeh Sadat
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Hosseini
keywords: Anthropometry; Elementary School Children; Manipulative Skills; Physical Activity; Socioeconomic status