Gross Motor Development in Children Aged 3-5 Years, United States 2012.

Objective Gross motor development in early childhood is important in fostering greater interaction with the environment. The purpose of this study is to describe gross motor skills among US children aged 3-5 years using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). Methods We used 2012 NHANES Nation...

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Publicado en:Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 1573 - 1581
Autores principales: Kit, Brian, Akinbami, Lara, Isfahani, Neda, Ulrich, Dale
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Publicado: Springer Nature Jul2017
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          Kit, Brian
          Akinbami, Lara
          Isfahani, Neda
          Ulrich, Dale
        affil: Division of Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, National Center for Health Statistics , Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 3311 Toledo Road Hyattsville 20782 USA
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          Motor Skills In Infancy and Childhood
          Child Development
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          United States
          Child, Preschool
          Descriptive Research
          Surveys
          Locomotion
          Sex Factors
          Female
          Male
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          Interviews
          Data Analysis Software
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          Child, Preschool: 2-5 years
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      ab: Objective Gross motor development in early childhood is important in fostering greater interaction with the environment. The purpose of this study is to describe gross motor skills among US children aged 3-5 years using the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). Methods We used 2012 NHANES National Youth Fitness Survey (NNYFS) data, which included TGMD-2 scores obtained according to an established protocol. Outcome measures included locomotor and object control raw and age-standardized scores. Means and standard errors were calculated for demographic and weight status with SUDAAN using sample weights to calculate nationally representative estimates, and survey design variables to account for the complex sampling methods. Results The sample included 339 children aged 3-5 years. As expected, locomotor and object control raw scores increased with age. Overall mean standardized scores for locomotor and object control were similar to the mean value previously determined using a normative sample. Girls had a higher mean locomotor, but not mean object control, standardized score than boys (p < 0.05). However, the mean locomotor standardized scores for both boys and girls fell into the range categorized as 'average.' There were no other differences by age, race/Hispanic origin, weight status, or income in either of the subtest standardized scores (p > 0.05). Conclusions In a nationally representative sample of US children aged 3-5 years, TGMD-2 mean locomotor and object control standardized scores were similar to the established mean. These results suggest that standardized gross motor development among young children generally did not differ by demographic or weight status.
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