From: Associations between body composition and fundamental motor skill competency in children
 | Total | Boys | Girls |
---|---|---|---|
 | n = 244 | n = 130 | n = 114 |
Age | 6.05 (2.01) | 6.09 (2.04) | 6.00 (1.98) |
Race (%) | |||
 Caucasian | 9.0% | 10.0% | 7.9% |
 African American | 71.7% | 66.2% | 78.1% |
 Hispanic | 16.8% | 20.0% | 13.2% |
 Asian | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.9% |
 Mixed Race | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
Tanita Measures | |||
 Fat mass (kg) | 5.78 (4.90) | 5.86 (5.17) | 5.69 (4.59) |
 Fat free mass (kg) | 19.69 (6.03) | 20.14 (6.55) | 19.17 (5.35)* |
 Fat percentage | 20.53 (7.26) | 20.40 (7.24) | 20.68 (7.30) |
 BMI | 16.90 (3.88) | 17.04 (3.67) | 16.75 (4.12) |
Body Fat Percentile1 | 53.06 (37.40) | 57.75 (37.80) | 43.05 (38.09) |
 Underfat | 17.3% | 14.8% | 17.1% |
 Normal weight | 45.8% | 39.8% | 55.3% |
 Overfat | 12.5% | 17.0% | 6.6% |
 Obese | 24.4% | 28.4% | 21.1% |
CDC-dervied measures | |||
 BMI | 17.34 (3.93) | 17.60 (3.79) | 17.46 (4.16) |
 BMI Percentile | 58.14 (33.34) | 61.04 (32.91) | 59.00 (32.38) |
 Underweight | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.1% |
 Normal weight | 61.3% | 61.4% | 61.1% |
 Overweight | 11.7% | 10.2% | 13.3% |
 Obese | 20.8% | 22.8% | 18.6% |
TGMD-2 total | |||
 Raw scores | 47.67 (14.12) | 51.61 (14.81) | 44.61 (12.86) |
 Percentile scores | 12.15 (16.43) | 13.23 (17.58) | 10.92 (15.00)* |
Locomotor skills | |||
 Raw Scores | 21.6 (7.17) | 22.69 (7.46) | 21.17 (6.89) |
 Percentile scores | 9.71 (13.62) | 10.88 (14.63) | 8.37 (12.31)* |
Object control skills | |||
Raw scores | 26.01 (8.50) | 28.92 (8.80) | 23.44 (7.40)* |
Percentile Scores | 11.88 (12.21) | 12.28 (12.27) | 11.41 (12.17) |