Developmental pathways of change in fitness and motor competence are related to overweight and obesity status at the end of primary school

Objectives To test how different developmental pathways of health-related physical fitness and motor competence tests relate to weight status (overweight and obesity) at the end of primary school. Design Longitudinal study on growth, health-related physical fitness, and motor competence of 472 primary school children assessed yearly throughout 1st to 4th grade, with an average age of 6.3 ± 0.7 years of age at 1st grade. Methods Children's...