Relationship between Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, and Academic Achievement in Young School-Aged Children

Table 3

The correlation matrix showing Pearson’s for the motor competence, physical fitness, and academic achievement.

	GPA	Age	BMI	KTK MQ	Plate tapping (s)^¥	Standing broad jump (cm)	Sit-ups (frequency)	shuttle run (s)^¥
Age	-0.01
BMI	-0.19	-0.03
KTK MQ	0.22	-0.17	-0.21
Plate tapping (s)^¥	-0.20	0.35	0.08	-0.26
Standing long jump (cm)	0.15	-0.43	-0.28	0.48	-0.34
Sit-ups (frequency)	0.09	-0.13	-0.25	0.19	-0.40	0.46
shuttle run (s)^¥	-0.06	0.25	0.19	-0.37	0.24	-0.56	-0.48
Sit and reach (cm)	0.14	-0.03	0.10	0.08	0.15	-0.07	-0.14	-0.09

^¥Reverse scoring. GPA: grade point average; BMI: body mass index; KTK MQ: motor quotient from the Körperkoordinations Test für Kinder.