María Mendoza-Muñoz|Sabina Barrios?Fernandez|José Carmelo Adsuar|Raquel Pastor-Cisneros|María Risco-Gil|Miguel Ángel García-Gordillo|Jorge Carlos?Vivas
Influence of Body Composition on Physical Literacy in Spanish Children
Universidad de Extremadura|Universidad de Extremadura|Universidad de Extremadura|Universidad de Extremadura|Universidad de Extremadura|Universidad Autónoma de Chile|Universidad de Extremadura
childhood obesity major health challenge modern societies therefore prevention management policies needed study aims establish level physical literacy pl overweight nonoverweight children extremadura spain analysing potential differences exploring relationships body compositiona singlemeasure crosssectional study performed 135 children taken anthropometric measurements administered canadian assessment pl development capl2 assess level pl capl2 covers four domains participants classified four levels beginning progressing achieving excelling statistical analysis included descriptive correlationssignificant differences overweight nonoverweight participants found nonoverweight participants higher scores domains included pl pl level overweight children mainly two lowest levels inverse correlations body composition variables pl domains r 0223 0507 found except knowledge domainmost nonoverweight children higher levels pl overweight counterparts pl overweight children significantly lower compared nonoverweight children healthier body composition values associated better pl