Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students
Abstract Nutritional status is a relevant indicator of optimal growth and development, as well as the health status of children. Since nutritional status can influence the expression of children’s motor capacities, a study has been carried out in order to examine differences in motor abilities of...
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University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
2018-06-01
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| author | Živan Milošević Dejan Čokorilo Nikola Pajić Višnja Đorđić |
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Nutritional status is a relevant indicator of optimal growth and development, as well as the health status of children. Since nutritional status can influence the expression of children’s motor capacities, a study has been carried out in order to examine differences in motor abilities of children in relation to their nutritional status. The sample included 300 first- and second-grade students (132 boys, 168 girls). Students’ motor literacy and motor ability status was evaluated by reduced version of “EUROFIT” test battery, while nutritional status was evaluated based on the body mass index. IOTF criteria were used in order to assign participants into four distinctive groups – underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Differences between groups in motor ability status were tested by Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. No significant differences were found between groups of a different nutritional status in most of the motor abilities, suggesting that BMI does not represent a high-quality predictor of motor abilities of children of lower elementary school grades. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3f37ee94c84c4f5eaa00aa30776d081e2022-12-22T00:41:43ZengUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical EducationExercise and Quality of Life1821-34802406-13792018-06-01101354110.31382/eqol.180604Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade studentsŽivan Milošević0Dejan Čokorilo1Nikola Pajić2Višnja Đorđić3University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Novi Sad, SerbiaUniversity of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, Novi Sad, SerbiaAbstract Nutritional status is a relevant indicator of optimal growth and development, as well as the health status of children. Since nutritional status can influence the expression of children’s motor capacities, a study has been carried out in order to examine differences in motor abilities of children in relation to their nutritional status. The sample included 300 first- and second-grade students (132 boys, 168 girls). Students’ motor literacy and motor ability status was evaluated by reduced version of “EUROFIT” test battery, while nutritional status was evaluated based on the body mass index. IOTF criteria were used in order to assign participants into four distinctive groups – underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese. Differences between groups in motor ability status were tested by Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests. No significant differences were found between groups of a different nutritional status in most of the motor abilities, suggesting that BMI does not represent a high-quality predictor of motor abilities of children of lower elementary school grades.http://www.eqoljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Milosevic.pdfbody mass indexmotor ability statusnutritional statusoverweightobesity |
| spellingShingle | Živan Milošević Dejan Čokorilo Nikola Pajić Višnja Đorđić Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students Exercise and Quality of Life body mass index motor ability status nutritional status overweight obesity |
| title | Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students |
| title_full | Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students |
| title_short | Nutritional and motor ability status of first- and second- grade students |
| title_sort | nutritional and motor ability status of first and second grade students |
| topic | body mass index motor ability status nutritional status overweight obesity |
| url | http://www.eqoljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Milosevic.pdf |
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