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Citation |
Walhain F, van Gorp M, Lamur KS, Veeger DH, Ledebt A. J. Phys. Act. Health 2016; 13(10): 1035-1041. |
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Affiliation |
Research Institute MOVE, Department of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands marloes_100@hotmail.com , h.e.j.veeger@vu.nl , a.ledebt@vu.nl. |
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(Copyright © 2016, Human Kinetics Publishers) |
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27172619 |
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Abstract |
Health-related fitness (HRF) and motor coordination (MC) can be influenced by children's environment and lifestyle behavior. This study evaluates the association between living environment and HRF, MC, physical and sedentary activities of children in Suriname. Tests were performed for HRF (morphological, muscular and cardiorespiratory component), gross MC (Körperkoordinations Test für Kinder), fine MC (Movement Assessment Battery for Children) and self-reported activities in 79 urban and 77 rural seven-year-old Maroon children. Urban-rural differences were calculated by an independent sample t-test (Mann-Whitney U test if not normally distributed) and chi-square test. No difference was found in BMI, muscle strength and the overall score of gross and fine MC. However, urban children scored lower in HRF on the cardiorespiratory component (p=<0.001), in gross MC on walking backwards (p=0.014) and jumping sideways (p=0.011). They scored higher in the gross MC component moving sideways (p=<0.001), lower in fine MC on the trail test (p=0.036) and reported significantly more sedentary and fewer physical activities than rural children. Living environment was associated with certain components of HRF, MC, physical and sedentary activities of seven-year-old children in Suriname. Further research is needed to evaluate the development of urban children to provide information for possible intervention and prevention strategies. Language: en |