Correlation between Gross Motor Proﬁciency and Body Composition in Children with Down Syndrome

Abd-ElSamea, Esraa S.; Abd El-Maksoud, Gehan M.; Refeat, Shimaa M.

doi:10.21608/ejhm.2022.256328

Correlation between Gross Motor Proﬁciency and Body Composition in Children with Down Syndrome

Document Type : Original Article

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.256328

Abstract

Background: People with Down syndrome seem to have a lower physical fitness than their peers without disabilities.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of gross motor proficiency to body composition in children with Down syndrome through the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2).
Subjects and Methods: Twenty children with Down syndrome, aged from 6 to 9 years old of both sexes were participated in this study. They were selected from the public and special needs schools, Cairo government. Assessment of gross motor proficiency using Burininks-Osertsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition was performed.
Results: The results of this study indicated that gross motor proficiency, after controlling for age and gender, is negatively associated with health-related measures including waist circumference, while there was weak non significance relationship between gross motor proficiency and Body Mass Index.
Conclusion: From the obtained result of this study, it could be concluded that there is a significant correlation between gross motor proficiency and waist circumference in children with Down syndrome.

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