Influencia de los indicadores de riesgo cardiovascular en la coordinación motriz de niños de 5 a 8 años de edad del Instituto Técnico Guaimaral de la Ciudad de Cúcuta, Colombia.

Abstract

Introduction: There are currently scarce studies carried out with schoolchildren to establish the association between cardiovascular risk indicators with motor coordination. Objective: Consequently, the objective of the present study was to Establish the influence of cardiovascular risk indicators in the motor coordination of 251 children between 5 and 8 years old of the Guaimaral Technical Institute of San José de Cúcuta, Colombia. Methodology: A descriptive-correlational study with a quantitative approach and a sample at convenience was used. The cardiovascular risk indicators assessed were the body mass index, waist perimeter, prehensile strength of the hand, jump in length, Aerobic capacity (Test of Course-Navette), speed and agility (Test 4x10 m), while the motor coordination was evaluated by means of the 3JS Test. The tabulation and analysis of the data was carried out in the statistical package Microsoft Excel and the IBM SPSS V. 22 with a confidence level of 95% and a P-value of 0.05 to apply the correlation coefficient of Spearman. Results: There was no significant relationship between body mass index, waist circumference, and prehensile strength of the hand with motor coordination in any age group for both sexes (p> 0.05), for children of 5 years a very significant relationship was obtained between the time in the speed and agility test with motor coordination (r = 0,43, p <0,01), as well as the horizontal jump with motor coordination (r = 0,54; p <0,01), whereas in children of 7 years there was a significant relationship between vertical jump (r = 0,54, p <0,01) and aerobic capacity (r = 0,34, p <0,05) with motor coordination, on the other hand, in girls there was no relationship of vertical ump, speed and agility, and cardiorespiratory fitness with motor coordination in any age range (p> 0,05). Conclusion: The results of this research suggest that in children of 5 years a greater vertical jump indicates better motor coordination, and for the 7 years a better yield in the vertical jump and the capacity cardiorespiratory suggests a greater motor coordination.