. 2023 Apr 14;18(4):e0278438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278438

Table 2. Summary of the correlation analysis per age group.

Relation	Age 4	Age 5	Age 6	Age 7	Age 8	Age 9	Age 10	Age 11	Age 12+
Motor competence–physical activity	0,084	0,008	0,08	0,178^*	0,274^*	0,144	0,247^*	0,261^*	0,273^*
Motor competence–perceived motor competence	0,22	0,171^*	0,134^*	0,271^*	0,047	0,123	0,303^*	0,318^*	0,255^*
Perceived motor competence–physical activity	-0,099	0,153	0,044	0,007	0,219^*	0,132	0,215	0,241^*	0,318^*
Motor competence–physical fitness	N/A	N/A	0,45^*	0,382^*	0,53^*	0,634^*	0,618^*	0,604^*	0,473^*
Physical fitness–physical activity	N/A	N/A	0,221^*	0,395^*	0,438^*	0,186	0,349^*	0,297^*	0,296^*
BMI–motor competence	-0,078	-0,008	-0,061	-0,078	-0,155	-0,318^*	-0,322^*	-0,397^*	-0,19
BMI–physical activity	0,047	0,141	-0,068	0,116	-0,237^*	-0,165	-0,147^*	-0,305^*	-0,172^*
BMI–perceived motor competence	0,03	0,054	0,007	0,022	-0,069	-0,077	-0,092	-0,244^*	-0,142^*
BMI–physical fitness	N/A	N/A	-0,164	-0,014	-0,294^*	-0,325^*	-0,317^*	-0,382^*	-0,12

*correlation coefficients significant at p < 0,05.