Effects of Nutrient-Fortified Milk-Based Formula on the Nutritional Status and Psychomotor Skills of Preschool Children

Table 9

Mean change in different psychomotor skills after twelve weeks of intervention adjusted for covariates (%).

Psychomotor skills	Nonintervention group ()	Fortified milk group ()	value
Putting puzzles together	22.41	68.42
Matching outlines in concrete objects	8.48	29.31
Comparing and contrasting objects	1.72	13.56
Identifying sequential patterns		50.00
Repeating nonsequential digits	17.24	56.90
Sequencing three (3) pictures		63.79
Identifying functions of body parts	5.17	46.55
Recognizing colors	8.93	20.34	0.2995
Identifying shapes		10.38	0.2111
Matching shapes	0.00	1.70	0.0759
Matching pairs/go together		0.00	0.1577
Identifying objects	18.64	24.14	0.5526
Grouping objects according to function		3.45	0.1837
Recalling objects from a given set	1.72	18.64	0.0753
Recalling objects in a picture	15.25	24.14	0.3705
Identifying objects as the same or different	1.72	16.52	0.1399
Matching and disseminating figures			0.8939
Standing on tiptoe, balancing, and walking	14.29	42.37
Hopping on one foot	5.45	27.12
Hopping backwards, two (2) feet	0.00	18.64
Skipping	5.36	11.86
Galloping	10.71	16.95
Jumping from stationary position	5.36	22.03
Jumping over small objects	5.46	23.73
Stringing 1′′ beads with string or shoelace	1.72	13.79	0.1711
Throwing ball	3.45	34.48	0.9996
Catching ball		0.00	0.7939
Catching bounced ball	7.02	12.88	0.5747
Kicking rolling ball		10.17	0.2150
Balancing on one leg		1.70	0.0651
Running smoothly	5.36	13.56	0.1364
Walking down and upstairs with alternating feet	0.00	10.17	0.3852
Walking on 10′′ wide balance beam		9.73	0.2041
Climbing playground equipment easily	0.00	12.01	0.3211

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