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Sex Differences in Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Young Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Children

This study evaluated overall performance on the functional movement screen (FMS), prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional movements, and the relationship between measures of adiposity and the FMS score. Methods: Ninety-four (53 boys; 41 girls) 10–12-year-old children in Hungary and Germany who w...

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Autores principales: Vehrs, Pat R., Barker, Haley, Nomiyama, Misea, Vehrs, Zachary, Tόth, Miklόs, Uvacsek, Martina, Mitchel, Ulrike H., Johnson, Aaron W.
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Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7998576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33804388
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030184
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author Vehrs, Pat R.
Barker, Haley
Nomiyama, Misea
Vehrs, Zachary
Tόth, Miklόs
Uvacsek, Martina
Mitchel, Ulrike H.
Johnson, Aaron W.
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Barker, Haley
Nomiyama, Misea
Vehrs, Zachary
Tόth, Miklόs
Uvacsek, Martina
Mitchel, Ulrike H.
Johnson, Aaron W.
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description This study evaluated overall performance on the functional movement screen (FMS), prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional movements, and the relationship between measures of adiposity and the FMS score. Methods: Ninety-four (53 boys; 41 girls) 10–12-year-old children in Hungary and Germany who were participating in daily physical education performed the FMS. The mean FMS score in girls (14.1) was significantly higher than in boys (12.9). Individual test item scores were similar, except girls scored higher on the straight-leg raise. Most children (55% of boys, 68% of girls) presented with at least one asymmetry and 72% of boys and 76% of girls had at least one dysfunctional score. Measures of adiposity were negatively correlated to performance on all test items. Underweight and normal weight children performed significantly better on the FMS than overweight and obese children. Sex differences and the high prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional scores should be interpreted with caution since they may be due to dynamic changes in strength, proprioception, balance, and motor control that occur as part of growth and involvement in activities. Nevertheless, the high prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional scores indicate that most children have movement limitations.
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spelling pubmed-79985762021-03-28 Sex Differences in Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Young Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Children Vehrs, Pat R. Barker, Haley Nomiyama, Misea Vehrs, Zachary Tόth, Miklόs Uvacsek, Martina Mitchel, Ulrike H. Johnson, Aaron W. Children (Basel) Article This study evaluated overall performance on the functional movement screen (FMS), prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional movements, and the relationship between measures of adiposity and the FMS score. Methods: Ninety-four (53 boys; 41 girls) 10–12-year-old children in Hungary and Germany who were participating in daily physical education performed the FMS. The mean FMS score in girls (14.1) was significantly higher than in boys (12.9). Individual test item scores were similar, except girls scored higher on the straight-leg raise. Most children (55% of boys, 68% of girls) presented with at least one asymmetry and 72% of boys and 76% of girls had at least one dysfunctional score. Measures of adiposity were negatively correlated to performance on all test items. Underweight and normal weight children performed significantly better on the FMS than overweight and obese children. Sex differences and the high prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional scores should be interpreted with caution since they may be due to dynamic changes in strength, proprioception, balance, and motor control that occur as part of growth and involvement in activities. Nevertheless, the high prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional scores indicate that most children have movement limitations. MDPI 2021-03-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7998576/ /pubmed/33804388 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030184 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ).
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Mitchel, Ulrike H.
Johnson, Aaron W.
Sex Differences in Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Young Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Children
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title_short Sex Differences in Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Young Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Children
title_sort sex differences in dysfunctional movements and asymmetries in young normal weight, overweight, and obese children
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7998576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33804388
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children8030184
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