Children with developmental coordination disorder are at greater risk of being overweight or obese, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal of).Coordination Disorder (TAC), which is manifested by difficulties in coordination, including fine and gross motor, affects 5% to 6% of school-age children. And ‘present from birth, but usually is not detected later. DCD can interfere with normal daily activities including personal care, recreational involvement and academic skills such as handwriting.
The study followed 1,979 students from 75 schools in Ontario, Canada for a period of two years from grade 4 to grade 7. The researchers examined the children for coordination difficulties and children who may have identified the disorder. They measured BMI and waist circumference.
In a related commentary, Professor Scott Montgomery, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden, wrote that “the hypothesis that the poorest results for the Coordination of reduced physical activity and unhealthy weight gain is therefore plausible” but says that other factors may be responsible for an increased risk of weight gain, including socio-economic factors, family stress and other forms of psychosocial stress. He writes that in addition to children with DCD can, “perhaps we should extend our interest to a wider selection of the poorest children of coordination that do not meet all the criteria for DCD, as they too will face a higher risk of obesity. ”
“Although DCD has historically been considered part of a continuum of normal motor skills, or regarded as merely a” scary games “that can be relegated to a secondary position in the world of children’s health concerns, these results with other recent research suggest that this is no longer acceptable, “writes Dr.
John Cairney, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, with co-authors.