Relations between childhood motor and adolescents' physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, obesity level, and academic achievement

The sex-specific distributions of 
- parent-reported motor function
- self-reported physical activity
- predicted cardiorespiratory fitness 
- obesity
- academic achievement
- all contextual variables

Table 1: original data

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Implications of children and adolescents
- cognitive function （ (during childhood)
- academic achievement (later school age)

The Global Epidemic Obesity and Physical Inactivity

- 10% of school aged children are estimated to be overweight 
- 1/3 of children and youth are sufficiently physically active
- physical inactivity may impact students' cognitive function and academic achievement 
- Obesity has been shown to predict poor cognitive function and academic achievement in school age
-Childhood motor function has relationship with reading, language, and mathematics.
* It's important to understand the interrelatedness of these factors and the potential impact on academic achievement 

DATA and Recent literature results

- motor function in childhood serve as a significant underlying factor, which is a public health concern
- poor motor acativity in  early age can lead to negative development trajectory.
- Lifestyles factors (as excess sedentary behavior and an unhealthy diet) may influence children's motor function and young people's academic achievement 
- overweight and obesity are linked to cognitive and academic achievement 

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