Elliman A M, Bryan E M, Elliman A D, Walker J, Harvey D R
Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK.
Acta Paediatr Scand. 1991 Mar;80(3):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11855.x.
The coordination and laterality of a group of 171 seven-year-old children, free from major disability, with a birthweight of 2,000 g or less, were examined and compared with those of normal birthweight peers. More low birthweight children were left-handed and of mixed or undetermined hand, foot and eye dominance. Left-handedness may adversely affect some areas of performance of normal birthweight but not of low birthweight children. Low birthweight children performed significantly less well in tests of both fine and gross motor coordination. Girls tended to perform better than boys in fine motor tests. In the low birthweight group there was a correlation between IQ and coordination.
对171名七岁、无重大残疾、出生体重2000克及以下的儿童的协调性和偏侧性进行了检查，并与正常出生体重的同龄人进行了比较。出生体重低的儿童中，左撇子以及手、脚和眼优势混合或不明确的情况更多。左撇子可能会对正常出生体重儿童的某些表现领域产生不利影响，但对低出生体重儿童则不然。低出生体重儿童在精细和粗大运动协调测试中的表现明显较差。在精细运动测试中，女孩往往比男孩表现更好。在低出生体重组中，智商与协调性之间存在相关性。
