D Hondt Eva, Deforche Benedicte, De Bourdeaudhuij Ilse, Lenoir Matthiew
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences in the Department of Movement and Sports Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.
Adapt Phys Activ Q. 2009 Jan;26(1):21-37. doi: 10.1123/apaq.26.1.21.
The purpose of this study was to investigate gross and fine motor skill in overweight and obese children compared with normal-weight peers. According to international cut-off points for Body Mass Index (BMI) from Cole et al. (2000), all 117 participants (5-10 year) were classified as being normal-weight, overweight, or obese. Level of motor skill was assessed using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC). Scores for balance (p < .01) and ball skills (p < .05) were significantly better in normal-weight and overweight children as compared with their obese counterparts. A similar trend was found for manual dexterity (p < .10). This study demonstrates that general motor skill level is lower in obese children than in normal-weight and overweight peers.
本研究的目的是调查超重和肥胖儿童与正常体重同龄人相比的粗大运动和精细运动技能。根据Cole等人（2000年）的国际体重指数（BMI）临界值，所有117名参与者（5 - 10岁）被分为正常体重、超重或肥胖。使用儿童运动评估量表（MABC）评估运动技能水平。与肥胖儿童相比，正常体重和超重儿童的平衡得分（p <.01）和球类技能得分（p <.05）明显更好。手部灵活性方面也发现了类似趋势（p <.10）。本研究表明，肥胖儿童的总体运动技能水平低于正常体重和超重的同龄人。
