Table 2.
Mean, standard deviation (SD) and ranges for age, motor proficiency, mathematics ability and reading ability for all participants and separately for boys and girls
| Measure | Total (n = 55) | Boys (n = 25) | Girls (n = 30) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | Mean | SD | Range | |
| Age (years) | 6.77 | 0.40 | 5.42–7.75 | 6.81 | 0.31 | 6.25–7.42 | 6.74 | 0.46 | 5.42–7.75 |
| Motor proficiency | |||||||||
| Fine motor precisiona | 13.67 | 3.83 | 3–24 | 13.88 | 3.79 | 5–24 | 13.50 | 3.92 | 3–22 |
| Fine motor integrationa | 15.95 | 4.47 | 3–23 | 16.76 | 3.96 | 5–23 | 15.27 | 4.82 | 3–22 |
| Fine manual controlb | 49.53 | 8.73 | 23–68 | 50.84 | 8.05 | 29–68 | 48.43 | 9.25 | 23–66 |
| Manual dexteritya | 14.25 | 4.22 | 4–21 | 15.32 | 3.90 | 5–21 | 13.37 | 4.33 | 4–19 |
| Upper limb coordinationa | 16.31 | 6.13 | 1–28 | 16.56 | 5.80 | 4–25 | 16.10 | 6.49 | 1–28 |
| Manual coordinationb | 50.98 | 10.12 | 24–66 | 52.40 | 9.59 | 30–64 | 49.80 | 10.55 | 24–66 |
| Bilateral coordinationa | 17.58 | 4.01 | 5–24 | 18.76 | 3.63 | 8–22 | 16.60 | 4.11 | 5–24 |
| Balancea | 15.89 | 4.02 | 7–25 | 16.28 | 3.78 | 7–23 | 15.57 | 4.25 | 8–25 |
| Body coordinationb | 54.49 | 9.11 | 32–70 | 56.64 | 8.49 | 34–70 | 52.70 | 9.36 | 32–68 |
| Running speed and agilitya | 16.65 | 4.53 | 4–29 | 17.08 | 4.96 | 4–29 | 16.30 | 4.19 | 7–24 |
| Strengtha | 13.67 | 4.92 | 4–26 | 13.60 | 4.64 | 5–26 | 13.73 | 5.22 | 4–24 |
| Strength and agilityb | 49.87 | 9.49 | 29–80 | 50.72 | 10.21 | 29–80 | 49.17 | 8.95 | 29–65 |
| Total motor compositeb | 51.56 | 10.65 | 22–79 | 53.40 | 10.54 | 27–79 | 50.03 | 10.67 | 22–70 |
| Mathematics ability | |||||||||
| Maths reasoningc | 93.84 | 16.33 | 51–144 | 97.80 | 17.06 | 51–144 | 90.53 | 15.20 | 63–116 |
| Numerical operationsc | 94.67 | 14.96 | 61–140 | 95.56 | 15.93 | 66–140 | 93.93 | 14.33 | 61–131 |
| Mathematics compositec | 94.87 | 15.60 | 64–148 | 97.48 | 16.52 | 70–148 | 92.70 | 14.71 | 64–125 |
| Reading ability | |||||||||
| Pseudoword decodingc (n = 54) | 96.61 | 15.00 | 71–127 | 97.88 | 15.99 | 75–126 | 95.52 | 14.29 | 71–127 |
| Word readingc | 100.27 | 16.84 | 69–132 | 100.28 | 17.69 | 70–131 | 100.27 | 16.40 | 69–132 |
| Reading comprehensionc (n = 54) | 97.09 | 13.52 | 62–127 | 96.92 | 15.31 | 62–127 | 97.24 | 12.04 | 66–124 |
| Reading compositec (n = 54) | 97.96 | 16.70 | 66–132 | 98.88 | 18.35 | 67–132 | 97.17 | 15.43 | 66–127 |
a Motor proficiency assessed by BOT-2: Normative sample scale score (M = 15, SD = 5, range = 1–35). Scores adjusted for chronological age (in years and months) and sex;
b Motor proficiency assessed by BOT-2: Normative sample standard score (M = 50, SD = 10, range = 20–80). Scores adjusted for chronological age (in years and months) and sex;
c Mathematics and reading ability assessed by WIAT-II Australian Edition: Normative sample standard score (M = 100, SD = 15, range = 40–160). Scores adjusted for chronological age (in years and months)