Comparison of Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Elementary School Children
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Subjects
2.2. Anthropometric Measurements
2.3. Assessment of Fundamental Movement Skills
2.4. Assessment of Physical Fitness
2.5. Assessment of Ethnicity
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Anthropometric Measurements
3.2. Fundamental Movement Skills Variables
3.3. Physical Fitness Variables
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total Group (N = 194) | Non-Hispanic White (N = 97) | Hispanic (N = 97) | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-Value 1 | |
Age (years) | 7.86 | 2.08 | 8.28 | 1.9 | 7.43 | 2.12 | 0.004 * |
Height (M) | 1.30 | 0.14 | 1.32 | 0.14 | 1.27 | 0.15 | 0.017 * |
Weight (kg) | 31.72 | 13.23 | 31.40 | 10.56 | 32.05 | 15.54 | 0.74 |
BMI Percentile) | 64.19 | 29.20 | 58.92 | 27.53 | 69.45 | 30.03 | 0.015 * |
Arm Circumference (cm) | 20.03 | 3.83 | 19.34 | 2.98 | 21.06 | 4.68 | 0.005 * |
Waist Circumference (cm) | 60.43 | 11.11 | 58.36 | 8.41 | 62.53 | 13.00 | 0.009 * |
Hip Circumference (cm) | 71.00 | 11.15 | 70.70 | 8.80 | 71.31 | 13.12 | 0.71 |
Total Group (N = 194) | Non-Hispanic White (N = 97) | Hispanic (N = 97) | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-Value 1 | |
Catch | 4.42 | 1.55 | 4.64 | 1.57 | 4.20 | 1.50 | 0.047 * |
Kick | 4.82 | 1.91 | 4.98 | 1.93 | 4.65 | 1.89 | 0.23 |
Run | 3.23 | 1.33 | 3.40 | 1.35 | 3.06 | 1.29 | 0.071 * |
Vertical Jump | 2.99 | 1.34 | 2.96 | 1.41 | 3.02 | 1.26 | 0.75 |
Overhand Throw | 3.45 | 1.79 | 3.55 | 1.89 | 3.36 | 1.68 | 0.47 |
Ball Bounce | 2.51 | 1.43 | 2.56 | 1.62 | 2.45 | 1.21 | 0.62 |
Leap | 2.56 | 1.37 | 2.56 | 1.52 | 2.56 | 1.21 | 1.00 |
Dodge | 2.75 | 1.33 | 3.12 | 1.36 | 2.37 | 1.18 | 0.00 * |
Punt | 4.54 | 2.29 | 4.93 | 2.42 | 4.14 | 2.09 | 0.016 * |
Forehand Strike | 3.69 | 2.00 | 3.90 | 2.12 | 3.48 | 1.86 | 0.15 |
Two-Hand Strike | 5.16 | 2.40 | 5.51 | 2.55 | 4.81 | 2.21 | 0.044 * |
Total Group (N = 194) | Non-Hispanic White (N = 97) | Hispanic (N = 97) | |||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p-Value 1 | |
Trunk lift | 30.02 | 8.21 | 30.50 | 9.52 | 29.63 | 6.97 | 0.52 |
Pull-up | 1.41 | 2.63 | 2.02 | 3.26 | 0.91 | 1.87 | 0.011 * |
Push-up | 9.93 | 8.25 | 13.86 | 8.30 | 6.40 | 6.45 | 0.00 * |
Sit-up | 17.36 | 29.99 | 22.66 | 37.99 | 13.02 | 20.58 | 0.049 * |
Sit/Reach | 27.26 | 8.86 | 28.24 | 9.78 | 26.39 | 7.91 | 0.18 |
1 Mile Run | 0.30 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.28 |
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Morales, H.; Velasquez, M.; Negrete, S.; Kelly, L.A. Comparison of Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Elementary School Children. Healthcare 2023, 11, 3028. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11233028
Morales H, Velasquez M, Negrete S, Kelly LA. Comparison of Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Elementary School Children. Healthcare. 2023; 11(23):3028. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11233028
Chicago/Turabian StyleMorales, Hector, Moises Velasquez, Samira Negrete, and Louise A. Kelly. 2023. "Comparison of Fundamental Movement Skills and Physical Fitness in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Elementary School Children" Healthcare 11, no. 23: 3028. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11233028