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

Table 4

Linear regression models of academic achievement.

Predictors	GPA
	Block 1		Block 2		Block 3
	Age	-0.01	0.89	0.02	0.80	0.10	0.29
BMI (kg/m^2)	-0.19	0.03	-0.15	0.08	-0.16	0.07
KTK MQ			0.19	0.03	0.12	0.20
Plate tapping (s)^¥					-0.22	0.02
Standing long jump (cm)					0.09	0.47
Sit-ups (frequency)					-0.02	0.85
shuttle run (s)^¥					0.10	0.36
Sit and reach (cm)					0.18	0.04
	0.04		0.07		0.13
Adjusted	0.02		0.05		0.07
	2.38		3.37		2.46

1 = males; 2 = females. ^¥Reverse scoring. GPA: grade point average; BMI: body mass index; KTK MQ: motor quotient from the Körperkoordinations Test für Kinder; : standardized coefficient; : coefficient of determination; : statistic. Significant at .