Table 1.
Movement skill performance in 5-6 year old preschool children
| Girls | Boys | T-test | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | p-value | |
| Total | 308 | 299 | |||
| MABC-2 a selected subtest | |||||
| Manual dexterity | |||||
| Coins in box, preferred hand, sec | 285 | 17.8 (2.2) | 281 | 18.4(2.4) | |
| Coins in a box, other hand, sec | 284 | 19.9 (3.0) | 281 | 20.2(3.3) | |
| Total coins in a box, norm scorec | 284 | 10.8 (2.2) | 281 | 10.4 (2.4) | 0.10 |
| Aiming and catching | |||||
| Catch a beanbag, n | 285 | 7.4 (2.1) | 281 | 7.6(2.1) | |
| Throw a beanbag onto mat, n | 285 | 6.1 (1.9) | 281 | 6.7(2.0) | |
| Total aiming and catching, norm scorec | 285 | 10.6 (2.7) | 281 | 11.3 (2.9) | <0.01 |
| Balance skills | |||||
| Balance preferred leg, sec | 284 | 26.2(7.1) | 281 | 23.4(8.7) | |
| Balance other leg, sec | 284 | 21.9(9.3) | 281 | 18.4(10) | |
| Total balance on one leg, norm scorec | 284 | 12.1(2.5) | 281 | 11.2(2.8) | <0.001 |
| KTK b all subtest | |||||
| Motor coordination | |||||
| Walking backwards, steps | 284 | 33.5 (14.3) | 280 | 30 (14) | |
| Walking backwards, norm score | 284 | 104.0 (16.7) | 280 | 100.2 (16.1) | |
| Hopping on one leg, points | 284 | 15.6 (9.2) | 281 | 14.2 (10.3) | |
| Hopping on one leg, norm score | 284 | 86.0 (14.1) | 281 | 96.6 (14.1) | |
| Jumping sideways, jumps | 284 | 27.9 (8.6) | 281 | 26.8 (8.2) | |
| Jumping sideways, norm score | 284 | 95.2 (14.5) | 281 | 98.7 (15.9) | |
| Moving sideways, shifts n | 284 | 28.1 (5.4) | 281 | 27.8 (6.1) | |
| Moving sideways, norm score | 284 | 98.0 (12.3) | 281 | 97.5 (13.3) | |
| Total KTK, sum of raw scores | 284 | 105.2 (30.0) | 280 | 99.0 (31.4) | |
| Total KTK, norm scorec | 284 | 94.4 (14.8) | 280 | 97.7 (14.9) | <0.05 |
aSelected subtests from the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (MABC-2).
bKörper Koordinationstest für Kindern (KTK).
cTest for gender differences in selected MS tests.
For each test raw test scores (sec, n, steps, points, jumps, shifts) and calculated norm-referenced scores (mean (SD)) being 10(3) for MABC-2 and 100(15) for KTK are presented.
T-test tested for gender differences in the mean norm-referenced score in selected MABC-2 tests and the KTK test.