Reference centiles based on year-to-year changes for a longitudinal evaluation of motor performance in children and adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim was to evaluate the longitudinal course of motor skills development in children with a view to improve the understanding of intra-individual variance. Previous publications have been based on cross-sectional data or analyzed longitudinal studies in a cross-sectional manner.

Design

Longitudinal. Year-to-year change.

Methods

The present study is based on motor function data collected in the LIFE Child study (Germany). The participants (6 to 17 years) completed parts of the motor tests according to the standard of the German Motor Performance Test 6-18 (DMT). For a total of 1653 participants, 4616 motor tests with an annual interval in the period 2011 to 2019 were included in the evaluation.

Results

We were able to produce gender and age-specifi

SUBMITTER: Wessela S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8741030 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature