Abstract
Balance and motor skills are essential prerequisites for physical development of a child. The aims of this study were to measure anthropometrics, postural balance and motor skills; and examine their correlation among healthy preschool children. Forty nine healthy preschool children aged between 3 to 4 years old participated from PERMATA preschool organization. Pediatric Balance Scale and Peabody Development Motor Scale-2nd Edition (PDMS-2) were administered to measure balance skills for both fine and gross motor skills respectively. Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated that there was no significant difference in balance (p=0.72) and motor skill (p=0.33) between boys and girls. Spearman correlation coefficient demonstrated that there was significant correlation between balance skills with height (r=0.45, p=0.001) and body mass index(r=0.47, p=0.001). No significant correlation was found between balance skills and motor skills (r=0.11, p=0.44). The present study suggests that balance skills in healthy preschool children aged 3-4 years old are correlated with their physical growth such as height and weight but not motor skills.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 63-68 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
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Keywords
- Balance skills
- Motor skills
- Physical development
- Preschool children
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
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Balance and motor skills among preschool children aged 3 to 4 years old. / Ajit Singh, Devinder Kaur; Ab. Rahman, Nor Najwatul Akmal; Rajikan, Roslee; Zainudin, Asfarina; Mohd Nordin, Nor Azlin; Karim, Zainura Abdul; Yee, Yeap Hui.
In: Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 1, 01.01.2015, p. 63-68.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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AU - Ajit Singh, Devinder Kaur
AU - Ab. Rahman, Nor Najwatul Akmal
AU - Rajikan, Roslee
AU - Zainudin, Asfarina
AU - Mohd Nordin, Nor Azlin
AU - Karim, Zainura Abdul
AU - Yee, Yeap Hui
PY - 2015/1/1
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N2 - Balance and motor skills are essential prerequisites for physical development of a child. The aims of this study were to measure anthropometrics, postural balance and motor skills; and examine their correlation among healthy preschool children. Forty nine healthy preschool children aged between 3 to 4 years old participated from PERMATA preschool organization. Pediatric Balance Scale and Peabody Development Motor Scale-2nd Edition (PDMS-2) were administered to measure balance skills for both fine and gross motor skills respectively. Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated that there was no significant difference in balance (p=0.72) and motor skill (p=0.33) between boys and girls. Spearman correlation coefficient demonstrated that there was significant correlation between balance skills with height (r=0.45, p=0.001) and body mass index(r=0.47, p=0.001). No significant correlation was found between balance skills and motor skills (r=0.11, p=0.44). The present study suggests that balance skills in healthy preschool children aged 3-4 years old are correlated with their physical growth such as height and weight but not motor skills.
AB - Balance and motor skills are essential prerequisites for physical development of a child. The aims of this study were to measure anthropometrics, postural balance and motor skills; and examine their correlation among healthy preschool children. Forty nine healthy preschool children aged between 3 to 4 years old participated from PERMATA preschool organization. Pediatric Balance Scale and Peabody Development Motor Scale-2nd Edition (PDMS-2) were administered to measure balance skills for both fine and gross motor skills respectively. Mann-Whitney U test demonstrated that there was no significant difference in balance (p=0.72) and motor skill (p=0.33) between boys and girls. Spearman correlation coefficient demonstrated that there was significant correlation between balance skills with height (r=0.45, p=0.001) and body mass index(r=0.47, p=0.001). No significant correlation was found between balance skills and motor skills (r=0.11, p=0.44). The present study suggests that balance skills in healthy preschool children aged 3-4 years old are correlated with their physical growth such as height and weight but not motor skills.
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