Beyond BMI: waist circumference and social environment is associated with motor performance ability in kindergartners

Table 5 Motor performance ability test items (Median and IQR^a) of the total study sample stratified by the social environment of the district of the kindergarten (LSI^b groups)

Test items	n	Median (IQR)	P^*
One leg stand, floor contacts
LSI low	175	17.0 (9.0 to 30.0)	0.044
LSI high	249	15.0 (7.0 to 30.0)	0.044
Standing long jump, cm
LSI low	175	83.0 (65.0 to 100.0)	0.043
LSI high	249	89.0 (67.5 to 106.0)	0.043
Lateral jumping, jumps
LSI low	175	24.0 (19.0 to 30.0)	0.726
LSI high	249	24.0 (18.0 to 31.0)	0.726
Shuttle run, s
LSI low	175	10.9 (9.6 to 12.2)	0.129
LSI high	249	10.4 (9.2 to 12.1)	0.129

^*P < 0.05; Mann-Whitney U-Test of motor ability performance test items between the LSI groups; significance printed in bold type
^aIQR = Interquartile range
^bLSI is defined by Life Situation Index scores (based on employment/working life; education; social situation/heterogeneity and home environment) according to Pfeiffer et al. (2005); score ranges from −10 to + 10 with 0 as median

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