Predictors of low perceptual-motor skills in children at 4-5 years of age

Abstract Objectives: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the predictors of low perceptual-motor skills in children at preschool age. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study nested in a birth cohort involving mother-child pairs. The children’s perceptual-motor skills were assessed individually in their homes when they were 4-5 years old using the Pre-Literacy Skills and Knowledge Test (THCP®), a vali-dated Brazilian instrument. Logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the association between cognitive perceptual-motor skills and potential maternal and child risk factors. Results: of the 199 children included in the study, 53.8% were boys, 90.8% attended school, and 91.1% were enrolled in a public school. Among the children, 114 (57.3%), 41 (20.6%) and 44 (22.1%) had low, moderate and high perceptual-motor skills, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed greater odds of children at preschool age having low perceptual motor skills for boys (OR=2.10; CI95%= 1.14-3.88), children who did not attend school (OR=4.61; CI95%= 1.21-17.49), and those with a household income

摘要 研究目的：本研究旨在评估学龄前儿童感知运动技能低下的预测因素。研究方法：本研究为一项嵌套于出生队列的横断面研究，纳入母婴配对研究对象。研究人员于儿童4~5岁时，在其家中采用经过效度验证的巴西本土化测评工具——前读写技能与知识测试（Pre-Literacy Skills and Knowledge Test, THCP®），对儿童的感知运动技能开展个体化评估。采用逻辑回归分析，估算认知感知运动技能与潜在母婴危险因素之间的关联。研究结果：本研究共纳入199名儿童，其中53.8%为男性，90.8%在学，91.1%就读于公立学校。受试儿童中，114名（57.3%）、41名（20.6%）及44名（22.1%）分别表现为感知运动技能低下、中等及高水平。多因素逻辑回归分析显示，学龄前儿童出现感知运动技能低下的更高风险见于男性儿童（比值比OR=2.10；95%置信区间CI95%=1.14~3.88）、未就学儿童（OR=4.61；CI95%=1.21~17.49），以及家庭收入