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Longitudinal Associations of Fitness, Motor Competence, and Adiposity with Cognition

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2019
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Haapala, Eero A
Lintu, Niina
Väistö, Juuso
Tompuri, Tuomo
Soininen, Sonja
Viitasalo, Anna
Eloranta, Aino-Maija
Venäläinen, Taisa
Sääkslahti, Arja
Laitinen, Tomi
Lakka, Timo A
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10.1249/MSS.0000000000001826
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Haapala, Eero A. Lintu, Niina. Väistö, Juuso. Tompuri, Tuomo. Soininen, Sonja. Viitasalo, Anna. Eloranta, Aino-Maija. Venäläinen, Taisa. Sääkslahti, Arja. Laitinen, Tomi. Lakka, Timo A. (2019). Longitudinal Associations of Fitness, Motor Competence, and Adiposity with Cognition.  Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 51 (3) , 465-471. 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001826.
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Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the longitudinal associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), motor competence (MC), and body fat percentage (BF%) with cognition in children.

Methods Altogether, 371 children (188 boys and 183 girls) 6–9 yr of age at baseline participated in this 2-yr follow-up study. We assessed CRF by maximal cycle ergometer test, computed the MC score from the z-scores of the 50-m shuttle run, static balance, and box and block test results, measured BF% by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, and assessed cognition using the Raven’s Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM) score. The associations were studied by linear regression analysis and repeated-measures ANCOVA.

Results In boys, a higher MC score (β = −0.161, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −0.314 to −0.009), a shorter 50-m shuttle run test duration (β = 0.152, 95% CI = 0.007–0.296), and a higher number of cubes moved in the Box and block test (β = −0.161, 95% CI = −0.309 to −0.013) at baseline were associated with a smaller increase in the RCPM score during follow-up. These associations were largely explained by the RCPM score at baseline. However, boys in the highest third (mean difference = 2.5, 95% CI for difference = 0.66–4.33) and the middle third (mean difference = 2.1, 95% CI for difference = 0.39–3.82) of the MC score at baseline had a higher RCPM score over the 2-yr follow-up than boys in the lowest third. CRF, MC, or adiposity was not associated with the RCPM score in girls. Changes in CRF, MC, or BF% were not associated with changes in cognition.

Conclusions Higher MC at baseline predicted better cognition during the first two school years in boys but not in girls. CRF or adiposity was not associated with cognition in boys or girls.

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cardiorespiratory fitness   motor skills   cognitive functions   obesity   children   youth   
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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