| Autor: |
Viegas ÂA; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Mendonça VA; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Pontes Nobre JN; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Souza Morais RL; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Fernandes AC; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Oliveira Ferreira F; Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Brazil., Scheidt Figueiredo PH; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Leite HR; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Resende Camargos AC; Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil., Rodrigues Lacerda AC; Physical Therapy Department, Faculty of Biological and Health Science, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, Campus JK, Alto da Jacuba, Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. |
| Abstrakt: |
Gross motor development in the preschool phase depends on several factors that remain poorly understood. This study aimed to investigate whether level of habitual physical activity (HPA) and global cognitive function (CF) can be used as predictors of gross motor skills in Brazilian preschoolers and to verify their possible mediators. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 166 children, aged 3-5 years. Gross motor skills, HPA, CF and possible mediators (e.g., sex, prematurity) were evaluated. Preschoolers with little HPA, low CF, and girls were more likely to have gross motor performance below expected, but female gender did not mediate HPA or CF. Therefore, HPA and CF, in addition to females, may be independent predictors of delayed gross motor skills in Brazilian preschoolers. |
