Cardiorespiratory fitness as a mediator of the relationship between birth weight and cognition in school children
Autor
Álvarez-Bueno C.
Cavero-Redondo I.
Díez-Fernández A.
Pardo-Guijarro M.J.
Sánchez-López M.
Martínez-Vizcaíno V.
Resumen
Objectives: To examine differences in cognition parameters by birth weight categories and to analyze whether the relationships between birth weight and cognitive functions are mediated by cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in schoolchildren. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a sample of 664 school children from the MOVI-Kids study. Variables: i) cognitive function measured by the Battery of General and Differential Aptitudes (BADyG); ii) birth weight, reported by parents; and iii) CRF (20-m shuttle run test). ANCOVA models were estimated to assess differences in cognitive function categories across birth weight and CRF categories. Mediation analysis was conducted with Hayes’ PROCESS macro. Results: CRF is a full mediator of the association between birth weight with the verbal and numerical factors, and general intelligence; and is a partial mediator when logical reasoning and the spatial factor were the dependent variables. The available data suggest that, in schoolchildren, the influence of birth weight on cognitive function is mediated by CRF. Conclusions: These findings highlight that children with lower birth weight values and lower fitness levels should be target subgroups to improve children’s cognition, in which long-life physical activity interventions at early ages are a priority. © 2019 Álvarez-Bueno et al.
Colecciones
Ítems relacionados
Mostrando ítems relacionados por Título, autor o materia.
-
Article
Impact of a multicomponent physical activity intervention on cognitive performance: The MOVI-KIDS study (2020)
Sánchez-López M.; Cavero-Redondo I.; Álvarez-Bueno C.; Ruiz-Hermosa A.; Pozuelo-Carrascosa D.P.; Díez-Fernández A.; Gutierrez-Díaz del Campo D.; Pardo-Guijarro M.J.; Martínez-Vizcaíno V. (Blackwell Munksgaard, 2019) -
Article
Physical activity intervention (Movi-Kids) on improving academic achievement and adiposity in preschoolers with or without attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2020)
Sánchez-López M.; Pardo-Guijarro M.J.; del Campo D.G.-D.; Silva P.; Martínez-Andrés M.; Gulías-González R.; Díez-Fernández A.; Franquelo-Morales P.; Martínez-Vizcaíno V.; Mota J.; ... (BioMed Central Ltd., 2015) -
Article
Relationship between weight status and cognition in children: A mediation analysis of physical fitness components (2020)
Ruiz-Hermosa A.; Mota J.; Díez-Fernández A.; Martínez-Vizcaíno V.; Redondo-Tébar A.; Sánchez-López M. (Routledge, 2020)