Field-based cardiorespiratory fitness is positively associated with writing and written expression skills in children with overweight/obesity¶

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q2 i2 After adjustment for age, sex, and maternal education, field-based cardiorespiratory fitness (20m shuttle-run) was associated with writing (β=0.281) and written expression (β=0.365) on the Woodcock-Muñoz test. → Cadenas-Sanchez 2020

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Cadenas-Sanchez 2020¶

Cadenas-Sanchez, C., Migueles, J. H., Esteban-Cornejo, I., Mora-Gonzalez, J., Henriksson, P., Rodriguez-Ayllon, M., Molina-García, P., Löf, M., Labayen, I., Hillman, C. H., Catena, A., & Ortega, F. B. (2020). Fitness, physical activity, and academic achievement in overweight/obese children. Journal of Sports Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1729516

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Cross-sectional linear regression analysis (Model 1, adjusted for age, sex, maternal education) in 106 children with overweight/obesity from the ActiveBrains baseline data. Field-based cardiorespiratory fitness "was associated with writing skills measured by Woodcock-Muñoz (all β≥0.281, all p<0.01)"; written expression β=0.365.

"cardiorespiratory fitness (i.e. the 20m shuttle-run test) was associated with writing skills measured by Woodcock-Muñoz (all β≥0.281, all p<0.01)"

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