Frontiers in Endocrinology (Jan 2022)

Effects of Overweight/Obesity on Motor Performance in Children: A Systematic Review

  • Waleska Maria Almeida Barros,
  • Waleska Maria Almeida Barros,
  • Karollainy Gomes da Silva,
  • Roberta Karlize Pereira Silva,
  • Ana Patrícia da Silva Souza,
  • Ana Patrícia da Silva Souza,
  • Ana Beatriz Januário da Silva,
  • Ana Beatriz Januário da Silva,
  • Mariluce Rodrigues Marques Silva,
  • Mariluce Rodrigues Marques Silva,
  • Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes,
  • Sandra Lopes de Souza,
  • Viviane de Oliveira Nogueira Souza,
  • Viviane de Oliveira Nogueira Souza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.759165
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Childhood obesity is a serious public health problem. Childhood obesity and overweight are associated with the appearance of coordination deficit disorder and can cause impaired motor performance. We searched online databases for all related articles using comprehensive international databases from the Medline PubMed Institute, Web of Science, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, and PsycINFO up to December 20, 2020. Overall, 33 studies were included in this systematic review. The present review demonstrated that children with higher percentage of body fat had lower levels of moderate to vigorous physical activity, as well as decreased levels of gross motor coordination, as shown by tests for neuromuscular performance. These results corroborate the hypothesis that overweight and obesity in children and adolescents are associated, not only with insufficient performance during gross motor coordination activities, but also with a greater risk to physical health.Systematic Review Registration[https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/], identifier [CRD42020182935].

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