Complex Gait in Preschool Children in a Dual‐Task Paradigm Is Related to Sex and Cognitive Functioning: A Cross‐Sectional Study Providing an Innovative Test and Reference Values

Román, Pedro Ángel Latorre; González, Pedro; Martínez-Redondo, Melchor; Linares, Antonio José Cardona; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Zurita, Manuel Lucena; Manjón-Pozas, Daniel; Jiménez, Inmaculada Pérez; Aragón‐Vela, Jerónimo; García‐Pinillos, Felipe; Robles-Fuentes, Alejandro; Párraga-Montilla, JA

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“…In recent years, physical fitness (PF) has been considered a biomarker (biological marker), since it assesses the impact of exercise on systems, tissues, and organs, as well as indicates the body’s capacity to respond to different levels of physical activity, training loads, or performance in daily physical activities [ 1 ]. Specifically, scientific evidence concludes that PF serves as a strong indicator of health in children and adolescents [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Breastfeeding, Walking Onset, and Abdominal Obesity Are Determinants of Physical Fitness among Latin American and Spanish Schoolchildren: A Cross-Cultural Study

Andrade-Lara,

Cabrera Linares,

Párraga Montilla

et al. 2024

Epidemiologia

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Objective: To comp+are levels of physical fitness between Ecuador and Spain and identify whether breastfeeding period, walking onset, and abdominal obesity are determinants of physical performance in schoolchildren from Ecuador and Spain. Methods: a total of 352 schoolchildren (6–12 years old) from Ecuador (n = 176) and Spain (n = 176) joined in this study. Anthropometric measures, socio-demographic characteristics, and physical fitness were evaluated. Results: Spanish schoolchildren showed better performance in handgrip strength, standing long jump, and 25 m sprint (p = 0.021; p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, Spanish children showed better cardiorespiratory fitness (p < 0.001) and a higher VO2 max (p = 0.002) with regards to their peers. In addition, children from Ecuador and Spain showed an influence of breastfeeding period (p ranged from <0.001 to 0.043) and walking onset (p ranged from <0.001 to 0.032) on physical performance. Moreover, physical fitness components were protective factors of abdominal obesity in Ecuadorian and Spanish schoolchildren (p ranged from =0.001 to 0.049). Conclusions: Our findings revealed the influence of the infancy period and the onset of walking on children’s physical performance, highlighting the importance of these factors in motor development during early childhood and also their influence in middle childhood and throughout adulthood.

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