Table 3.
Multiple linear regression analysis (forward stepwise) between cognitive tests and gross motor skills for the overweight/obese group
| Predictors | OC | GMQ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | p-value | R2 | Β | p-value | R2 | |
| 0.578 | 0.405 | |||||
| TH (Number of movements) | −0.003 | .989 | −0.084 | .701 | ||
| TH (Rule breaks) | −0.400 | .011* | −0.364 | .044* | ||
| SVF (Number of errors) | −0.597 | .000* | −0.477 | .010* | ||
| Age in years | −0.007 | .964 | −0.111 | .533 | ||
| Sex | −0.133 | .402 | 0.014 | .941 | ||
| Maternal education | 0.048 | .747 | 0.052 | .765 | ||
| Socioeconomic status | 0.151 | .302 | 0.184 | .290 | ||
| ECERS | 0.054 | .718 | 0.075 | .671 | ||
| EC_HOME | −0.121 | .418 | 0.123 | .490 | ||
β: standardized regression coefficient, OC Standard Score Object Control, GMQ Gross Motor Quotient, TH Tower of Hanoi, SVF Semantic Verbal Fluency, ECERS Environment rating scales in early childhood education, EC_HOME Early Childhood Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment; * p < .05