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https://doi.org/10.26493/978-961-293-167-4.151-159
Relationship of body mass index with some
motor abilities of preschool children
Klavdija Rančnik1, Miran Muhič2
1Kindergarten Velenje, Velenje, Slovenia
2University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, Maribor, Slovenia
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: The body mass index (BMI) is a rough, but the
most commonly used indicator for determining children’s nutrition. It is
an indicator of body composition, which can also affect motor abilities,
which are to some extent innate but are also highly dependent on the
environment in which the child lives. The study aimed to determine
the relationship between body mass index and explosive leg power,
balance, and coordination of children in the preschool period. Methods:
The sample included seventy-five 5-6-year-old preschool children, for
whom we measured some motor skills (long jump from the city, one-
legged jumps on the left leg, one-legged jumps on the right leg, walking
through hoops back, walking backwards on the shaft, rotating around
its axis, standing on one leg with open eyes) with the help of motor tests
and calculated BMI (body mass index). This represents the ratio between
the value of body height and body weight. By the doctrine of the World
Health Organization (BMI-for-age 5–19 years), BMI was classified into
three categories: normal body weight (N = 54), overweight (N = 5), and
obesity (N = 16). To analyze the relationship between BMI and the results
of motor tests of explosive power, and between the motor balance tests
and the results of motor coordination tests, we calculated the Pearson
correlation coefficient. Results: In the category of normal body weight,
in the calculations of motor tests, a negative insignificant correlation
was detected between the variables BMI and the results of motor tests of
explosive leg power (r = -0.059). Thus, as the value of one variable (BMI
value) increases, the value of the other (the result of motor tests of the
explosive leg power) decreases. A negative insignificant correlation (r
= -0.013) is also observed in this category between BMI variables and
the result of motor balance tests. A weak correlation (r = 0.264) can be
observed between BMI variables and the result of motor coordination
tests in the overweight category. There is also a slight correlation in this
Relationship of body mass index with some
motor abilities of preschool children
Klavdija Rančnik1, Miran Muhič2
1Kindergarten Velenje, Velenje, Slovenia
2University of Maribor, Faculty of Education, Maribor, Slovenia
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: The body mass index (BMI) is a rough, but the
most commonly used indicator for determining children’s nutrition. It is
an indicator of body composition, which can also affect motor abilities,
which are to some extent innate but are also highly dependent on the
environment in which the child lives. The study aimed to determine
the relationship between body mass index and explosive leg power,
balance, and coordination of children in the preschool period. Methods:
The sample included seventy-five 5-6-year-old preschool children, for
whom we measured some motor skills (long jump from the city, one-
legged jumps on the left leg, one-legged jumps on the right leg, walking
through hoops back, walking backwards on the shaft, rotating around
its axis, standing on one leg with open eyes) with the help of motor tests
and calculated BMI (body mass index). This represents the ratio between
the value of body height and body weight. By the doctrine of the World
Health Organization (BMI-for-age 5–19 years), BMI was classified into
three categories: normal body weight (N = 54), overweight (N = 5), and
obesity (N = 16). To analyze the relationship between BMI and the results
of motor tests of explosive power, and between the motor balance tests
and the results of motor coordination tests, we calculated the Pearson
correlation coefficient. Results: In the category of normal body weight,
in the calculations of motor tests, a negative insignificant correlation
was detected between the variables BMI and the results of motor tests of
explosive leg power (r = -0.059). Thus, as the value of one variable (BMI
value) increases, the value of the other (the result of motor tests of the
explosive leg power) decreases. A negative insignificant correlation (r
= -0.013) is also observed in this category between BMI variables and
the result of motor balance tests. A weak correlation (r = 0.264) can be
observed between BMI variables and the result of motor coordination
tests in the overweight category. There is also a slight correlation in this
