Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volume

32

Issue

6

First Page

1050

Last Page

1063

Publisher

Wiley

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences / Exercise Medicine Research Institute

RAS ID

43939

Funders

Australian Government Research Training Program Arvo and Lea Ylppö Foundation Academy of Finland, Grant/Award Number: 296240, 326988, 307250, 327288 Finnish Foundation of Pediatric Research

Comments

Tan, J. L., Ylä‐Kojola, A. M., Eriksson, J. G., Salonen, M. K., Wasenius, N., Hart, N. H., ... & Piitulainen, H. (2022). Effect of childhood developmental coordination disorder on adulthood physical activity; Arvo Ylppö longitudinal study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 32(6), 1050-1063. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14144

Abstract

Individuals at risk of Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have low levels of physical activity in childhood due to impaired motor competence; however, physical activity levels in adulthood have not been established. This study sought to determine the impact of DCD risk on physical activity levels in adults using accelerometry measurement. Participants (n = 656) from the Arvo Ylppö Longitudinal Study cohort had their motor competence assessed at the age of five years, and their physical activity quantified via device assessment at the age of 25 years. Between group differences were assessed to differentiate physical activity measures for individuals based on DCD risk status, with general linear modeling performed to control for the effects of sex, body mass index (BMI), and maternal education. Participants at risk of DCD were found to have a lower total number of steps (d = 0.3, p = 0.022) than those not at risk. Statistical modeling indicated that DCD risk status increased time spent in sedentary light activity (β = 0.1, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.3, p = 0.026) and decreased time spent in vigorous physical activity via interaction with BMI (β = 0.04, 95% CI 0.001 to 0.1, p = 0.025). Sensitivity analysis found that visuomotor impairment did not significantly impact physical activity but did increase the role of DCD risk status in some models. This 20-year-longitudinal study indicated that DCD risk status continues to negatively impact on levels of physical activity into early adulthood.

DOI

10.1111/sms.14144

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