Table 3.
Longitudinal associations between weight status and motor competence scores during childhood
| Exposures | KTK motor Quotient score at 5‐7 y (2012) | KTK motor Quotient score at 7‐9 y (2014) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean difference in relation to normal weight (95% CI) | P | n (%) | Mean difference in relation to normal weight (95% CI) | P | ||
| BMI at 3‐5 y (2010) | Underweight | 107 (16.2) | 2.96 (−0.13 to 6.05) | .06 a | 52 (14.8) | 5.95 (1.16 to 10.74) | .02 b |
| Overweight | 83 (12.5) | −3.73 (−7.16 to −0.31) | .03 a | 39 (11.1) | −6.00 (−11.39 to −0.62) | .03 b | |
| Obesity | 98 (14.8) | −5.09 (−8.28 to −1.89) | <.01 a | 55 (15.7) | ‐5.88 (−10.57 to −1.20) | .01 b | |
| BMI at 5‐7 y (2012) | Underweight | 74 (10.1) | 1.51 (−1.90 to 4.92) | .39 c | 35 (9.2) | 2.83 (−0.78 to 6.44) | .12 d |
| Overweight | 121 (16.4) | −4.26 (−7.06 to −1.45) | <.01 c | 73 (19.2) | −3.33 (−6.07 to −0.60) | .02 d | |
| Obesity | 106 (14.4) | −11.12 (−14.07 to −8.17) | <.01 c | 49 (12.9) | −4.00 (−7.30 to −0.70) | .02 d | |
| BMI at 7‐9 y (2012) | Underweight | 40 (11.3) | 2.83 (−2.26 to 7.91) | .28 e | |||
| Overweight | 68 (19.3) | −6.53 (−10.66 to −2.39) | <.01 e | ||||
| Obesity | 44 (12.5) | −19.81 (−24.72 to −14.89) | <.01 e | ||||
that all the models were adjusted for the cluster structure of the data (students nested within schools).
a
Adjusted for: family income (3‐5 and 5‐7 y).
b
Adjusted for: family income (3‐5 and 7‐9 y).
c
Adjusted for: family income (5‐7 y).
d
Adjusted for: KTK motor Quotient score (5‐7 y), family income (5‐7 and 7‐9 y).
e
Adjusted for: family income (7‐9 y).