Associations of Physical Performance and Adiposity with Cognition in Children

Eero A. Haapala · Niina Lintu · Juuso Väistö · Leah E. Robinson · Anna Viitasalo · Virpi Lindi +1 more

30 citations0/0 files storedMedicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Children's Physical and Motor Development Physical Activity and Health Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To investigate the independent and combined associations of cardiorespiratory performance (CP), neuromuscular performance (NP; including motor performance [MP]) and body fat percentage (BF%) with cognition in children. METHODS: The participants were 202 boys and 201 girls age 6-8 yr. Cardiorespiratory performance was assessed using maximal cycle ergometer test and was expressed as maximal workload per lean body mass. Neuromuscular performance score included muscle strength, speed, agility, balance, manual dexterity, and flexibility; and MP included speed and agility, balance, and manual dexterity. Body fat percentage was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Cognition was assessed using Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices (CPM). Linear regression and general linear models were used to analyze the independent and combined associations of CP, NP, MP, and BF% with Raven CPM score. RESULTS: Neuromuscular performance and MP were directly associated with the Raven CPM score (β = 0.138-0.190; P < 0.01). Children in the lowest or the highest thirds of BF% and in the lowest third of MP had a lower Raven CPM score than other children (P < 0.05). Children in the lowest or highest third of BF% along with the poorest MP had a lower Raven CPM score than those in the middle third of BF% and higher MP (P < 0.05). These associations and differences were much stronger in boys than in girls. Cardiorespiratory performance was not related to the Raven CPM score. CONCLUSIONS: Poorer NP and MP were associated with a worse cognition in children and particularly in boys. Cognition was poorer especially among children with the lowest or highest BF% accompanied with a poorer MP.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 30 citations exist upstream.

References

2010Fundamental Movement Skills in Children and Adolescents 2010Developing language in a developing body: the relationship between motor development and language development 2011Getting the fundamentals of movement: a meta‐analysis of the effectiveness of motor skill interventions in children 2011The relationship between gross motor skills and academic achievement in children with learning disabilities 2009Instructional Climates in Preschool Children Who Are At-Risk. Part I 2013Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Motor Skills in Relation to Cognition and Academic Performance in Children – A Review 2013Norm Scores of the Box and Block Test for Children Ages 3–10 Years 2009Motor fitness in Dutch youth: Differences over a 26-year period (1980–2006)

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.