Conceptual skills and verbal abilities were better in children aged six to seven years who were from more highly educated families and attended sports clubs
| Autor: | Jaak Jürimäe, Lisette Toplaan, K Mägi, Sille Vaiksaar, Eva-Maria Riso |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Parents Multi-stage fitness test Health Behavior education Developmental psychology Screen Time 03 medical and health sciences Screen time Cognition Sex Factors 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Child Exercise Verbal Behavior business.industry Youth Sports Attendance Cardiorespiratory fitness General Medicine Educational attainment Test (assessment) Cardiorespiratory Fitness Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Educational Status Female Club Sleep business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Acta Paediatrica. 108:1624-1631 |
| ISSN: | 1651-2227 0803-5253 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/apa.14750 |
| Popis: | Aim We explored the cognitive abilities, health behaviour and cardiorespiratory fitness of preschool Estonian children aged 6-7 and any association with parental education, attending sports clubs and gender. Methods Data were obtained from 256 children recruited from 13 randomly chosen kindergartens in Tartu, Estonia. Cognitive abilities were assessed using the modified Boehm Test of Basic Concepts - Third Edition. Objective physical activity (PA) intensity and sedentary levels were measured over seven days by accelerometry. To assess cardiorespiratory fitness, we used the 20-m shuttle run from the PREFIT test battery. Parents reported their educational attainment, together with their child's sports club attendance, sleep duration and screen time. Results Children from more highly educated families had significantly better test results for conceptual skills, verbal abilities and cardiorespiratory fitness. PA levels, cardiorespiratory fitness and perception and conceptual skills test results were better in children who attended sports clubs. Higher cardiorespiratory fitness level, shorter screen time and sleep duration were associated with better conceptual skills. Conclusion Conceptual skills and verbal abilities were better in the children of more highly educated families and if they attended sports clubs. Children's cognitive abilities may benefit from better cardiorespiratory fitness, reduced sedentary activity and less screen time. |
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