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Ítem Breastfeeding, Walking Onset, and Abdominal Obesity Are Determinants of Physical Fitness among Latin American and Spanish Schoolchildren: A Cross-Cultural Study(MDPI, 2024-06-26) Andrade-Lara, Karina Elizabeth; Cabrera-Linares, José Carlos; Párraga, Juan Antonio; Mayanker-Lara, Alexander; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Latorre-Román, Pedro ÁngelObjective: To comp+are levels of physical fitness between Ecuador and Spain and identify whether breastfeeding period, walking onset, and abdominal obesity are determinants of physical performance in schoolchildren from Ecuador and Spain. Methods: a total of 352 schoolchildren (6–12 years old) from Ecuador (n = 176) and Spain (n = 176) joined in this study. Anthropometric measures, socio-demographic characteristics, and physical fitness were evaluated. Results: Spanish schoolchildren showed better performance in handgrip strength, standing long jump, and 25 m sprint (p = 0.021; p < 0.001; p < 0.001; p < 0.001, respectively). Furthermore, Spanish children showed better cardiorespiratory fitness (p < 0.001) and a higher VO2 max (p = 0.002) with regards to their peers. In addition, children from Ecuador and Spain showed an influence of breastfeeding period (p ranged from <0.001 to 0.043) and walking onset (p ranged from <0.001 to 0.032) on physical performance. Moreover, physical fitness components were protective factors of abdominal obesity in Ecuadorian and Spanish schoolchildren (p ranged from =0.001 to 0.049). Conclusions: Our findings revealed the influence of the infancy period and the onset of walking on children’s physical performance, highlighting the importance of these factors in motor development during early childhood and also their influence in middle childhood and throughout adulthood.Ítem Effect of COVID-19 confinement on physical activity patterns in relation to sociodemographic parameters in Spanish population(EDICIONI MINERVA MEDICA, 2021-05-24) Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo; Delgado-Floody, Pedro; Guzmán-Guzmán, Iris Paola; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Martínez-Redondo, Melchor; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Herrador-Sánchez, Julio; Cardona, Antonio José; Consuegra-González, Pedro José; Santos, María Aparecida; de-la-Casa, Ana; Caamaño, Felipe; Manjón, Daniel; Latorre-Sevilla, Carmen; Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel; Párraga, Juan AntonioBACKGROUND: The main purpose of the present study was to determine the sociodemographic parameters associated to physical activity (PA) patterns changes during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Spanish population. METHODS: Participants were recruited by sending a survey through various social network channels via the snowball method. A voluntary sample of 2430 individuals consisting of 1203 men and 1227 women (aged between 18 to 73 years old) from the Spanish national territory participated in this study. An online survey was performed to collect the information, which was tested through ad hoc analysis with different sociodemographic variables. Participants were a median of 34 years old (18-73 years old) with a mean BMI of 23.6 kg/m2. RESULTS: The risk factors associated with the change in PA hours during confinement showed that to do sports (β=-56.88, 95% CI: -79.35 to -34.40, P<0.001), male sex (β -34.78, 95%CI;-54.02 to -15.52, P<0.001) and the educational level (i.e., elementary school category) (β=-54.21, 95%CI;-89.10 to -19.32, P=0.002) reported negative changes with hours of PA during confinement. By the contrary, the employment status (passive work) and to be student reported positive association (i.e., increase PA hours per week). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 lockdown led to a reduction PA patterns in Spanish population. Mostly men showed a drastic decrease in hours of PA compared to the women’s group. Likewise, the groups of people with elementary and high education showed a decrease in hours of weekly PA, as well as unemployed peopleÍtem Identificación de altas capacidades y talento en edad escolar: asociación entre capacidades cognitivas y de condición física(FIEPS, 2020) Aragón-Vela, Jerónimo; Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel; Santos, María Aparecida; Consuegra-González, Pedro José; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Martínez-Redondo, Melchor; Guardia, Ignacio Luis; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Manjón, Daniel; Párraga, Juan Antonio; Yavorski, RoselyO talento é o motor da inovação e do desenvolvimento humano; portanto, sua identificação precoce é de vital importância. O principal objetivo deste estudo é identificar altas capacidades e talentos entre crianças (6 e 12 anos), em relação às funções cognitivas e habilidades físicas. Participaram 572 crianças (9,44 ± 1,85 anos). A amostra foi selecionada por meio de amostragem probabilística e estratificada por sexo e idade, considerando as diferentes regiões da província de Jaén, Espanha. Os instrumentos de medida foram um questionário sociodemográfico, uma bateria de teste de aptidão física, um teste de função cognitiva (TEA), teste de avaliação da criatividade (Torrance) e a escala de aprendizado de Renzulli. Superdotação ou talento complexo representa 0,93%, apenas para meninas. No entanto, o talento simples possui uma capacidade única que representa o percentil 95% e o excesso de doação ocorre quando todas as capacidades estão no percentil 75%. Em conclusão, meninas entre 6 e 12 anos têm um índice mais alto de habilidades intelectuais do que meninos, no entanto, meninos têm uma maior taxa de superdotação física do que meninas.Ítem Reference Values of Spatial and Temporal Gait Parameters in a Contemporary Sample of Spanish Preschool Children: A Cross-Sectional Study(MDPI, 2022-07-30) Latorre-Román, Pedro Ángel; Párraga, Juan Antonio; Robles-Fuentes, Alejandro; Roche, Luis Enrique; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Muñoz-Jiménez, Marcos; Manjón, Daniel; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Almeida da Conceição, Filipe; Consuegra-González, Pedro JoséAbstract: The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of age and sex on kinematic gait parameters in preschool children, and derive reference values for this population. A total of 383 preschool children (age 3–5 years; 207 girls, 176 boys) participated in this study. We used the OptoGait system to assess the kinematics of gait at a comfortable and self-determined speed. No significant differences between the sexes were found for the main gait parameters. Among the participants, there was a significant increase in double support, reductions in absolute cadence and the coefficient of variation (CV) of cadence, an increase in absolute step length (SL), and an increase in the walk ratio (WR) from 3 to 5 years of age. However, the normalized SL and normalized WR displayed a significant reduction in both sexes. Partial correlation indicated a significant association of age with SL and normalized SL, and WR. Additionally, WR showed a significant correlation with the CV of cadence. To summarize, no relevant differences in gait performance were found according to sex; however, age was found to influence gait maturation. The normative values established for Spanish preschool children can be used to monitor healthy gait development.Ítem Validation fo an Eye-Foot coordination Assessment Tool for Children in Dual - Task Condition(MDPI, 2024-12-31) Andrade-Lara, Karina Elizabeth; Serrano-Huete, Victor; Atero, Eva; Párraga, Juan Antonio; Herrador-Sánchez, Julio; Moreno-Marín, Asensio; Martínez-Redondo, Melchor; Manjón, Daniel; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Cabrera-Linares, José Carlos; Latorre-Román, Pedro ÁngelEye–foot coordination is essential in sports and daily life, enabling the synchronization of vision and movement for tasks like ball control or crossing obstacles. This study aimed to examine both the validity and reliability of an innovative eye–foot coordination (EFC) test in a dual-task paradigm in children aged 6–11 years and the capacity of this test to discriminate between sex and age. Methods: A total of 440 schoolchildren aged 6–11 years participated in this cross-sectional study. A ball control test, involving kicking and catching, was used to assess EFC. The assessment included three conditions: without interference (WI), with auditory interference (AI), and with visual interference (VI). Results: The ICCs per the EFC test scores were 0.975 for foot successes (95% CI = 0.961–0.983; p < 0.001) and 0.747 for foot mistakes (95% CI = 0.611–0.835; p < 0.001). The SEM for the standing successes was 3.082 (10.81%), and the MDC was 4.860 (17.05%). For the standing mistakes, the SEM was 1.551 (19.33%) and the MDC was 3.452 (43.04%). Moreover, boys had a significantly higher number of successes in the WI, AI, and VI conditions (p < 0.001, respectively) than girls, although girls had more mistakes than boys only in the VI condition (p = 0.025). Conclusions: The EFC test showed adequate reliability and validity. Also, the EFC test showed that performance worsened with interference regardless of sex and age, especially in girls in the VI condition.Ítem Validation of an Eye–Foot Coordination Assessment Tool for Children in Dual-Task Condition(MDPI, 2025) Andrade-Lara, Karina Elizabeth; Serrano-Huete, Víctor; Atero, Eva; Párraga, Juan Antonio; Herrador-Sánchez, Julio; Moreno-Marín, Asensio; Martínez-Redondo, Melchor; Manjón, Daniel; Salas-Sánchez, Jesús; Lucena-Zurita, Manuel; Cabrera-Linares, José Carlos; Latorre-Román, Pedro ÁngelBackground/Objectives: Eye–foot coordination is essential in sports and daily life, enabling the synchronization of vision and movement for tasks like ball control or crossing obstacles. This study aimed to examine both the validity and reliability of an innovative eye–foot coordination (EFC) test in a dual-task paradigm in children aged 6–11 years and the capacity of this test to discriminate between sex and age. Methods: A total of 440 schoolchildren aged 6–11 years participated in this cross-sectional study. A ball control test, involving kicking and catching, was used to assess EFC. The assessment included three conditions: without interference (WI), with auditory interference (AI), and with visual interference (VI). Results: The ICCs per the EFC test scores were 0.975 for foot successes (95% CI = 0.961–0.983; p < 0.001) and 0.747 for foot mistakes (95% CI = 0.611–0.835; p < 0.001). The SEM for the standing successes was 3.082 (10.81%), and the MDC was 4.860 (17.05%). For the standing mistakes, the SEM was 1.551 (19.33%) and the MDC was 3.452 (43.04%). Moreover, boys had a significantly higher number of successes in the WI, AI, and VI conditions (p < 0.001, respectively) than girls, although girls had more mistakes than boys only in the VI condition (p = 0.025). Conclusions: The EFC test showed adequate reliability and validity. Also, the EFC test showed that performance worsened with interference regardless of sex and age, especially in girls in the VI condition.