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Is Quarter of Birth a Risk Factor for Developmental Coordinator Disorder in Preschool Children?

Authors :
Mariacarla Martí González
Rubén Navarro-Patón
Juan Luis Martín-Ayala
Silvia Pueyo Villa
Marcos Mecías-Calvo
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Departamento de Didácticas Aplicadas
Source :
Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, instname, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Minerva: Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Volume 18, Issue 11, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 5514, p 5514 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the probability that preschool children have severe motor difficulties or are at risk of motor difficulties, according to quarter of birth and gender. Five hundred and eighty-eight preschool-age children were evaluated, of which 318 (54.08%) were boys and 270 (45.92%) were girls, with a mean age of 4.66 years (SD = 0.53). The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) was used to collect the data. The results obtained were the following: Regarding students with severe motor difficulties: 6.7% born in quarter 1 (Q1)<br />13.3% born in the second quarter (Q2)<br />20.0% born in the third quarter (Q3)<br />and 60.0% born in the fourth quarter (Q4). The probabilities found (OR) were: Q1 vs. Q2 (OR = 3.15<br />p &lt<br />0.05)<br />Q1 vs. Q3 (OR = 4.68<br />0.005)<br />Q1 vs. Q4 (OR = 12.40<br />0.001)<br />Q2 vs. Q4 (OR = 4.04<br />and Q3 vs. Q4 (OR = 2.65<br />0.005). The adjusted ORs, with respect to the probabilities of having severe motor difficulties, were the following: Being born in Q4 is 13.03 times more likely than being born in Q1 (p &lt<br />those born in Q3 are 4.85 times more likely than those born in Q1 (p &lt<br />and those born in Q2 4.14 times more than those born in Q1 (p &lt<br />0.05). The conclusion is that children born in Q4 are more likely to be classified as children with severe difficulties compared to children born in the other quarters of the same year.

Details

ISSN :
16604601
Volume :
18
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d5a0467fd6a0511652c1ab18dffff00f
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18115514