Research Article

Functional Movement Is Negatively Associated with Weight Status and Positively Associated with Physical Activity in British Primary School Children

Table 1

Mean ± S.D. of total FMS score, physical activity (average steps/day), and BMI between gender and weight status groups.

Total FMS scorePhysical activityBMI
(0–21)(Avg steps/day)(kg/m2)
MeanS.D.MeanS.D.MeanS.D.

Boys ( 𝑛 = 2 9 )13.53.417480481819.94.7
Girls ( 𝑛 = 2 9 )14.52.815259358519.12.9
Normal weight ( 𝑛 = 3 9 )15.52.217078400917.51.7
Overweight/obese ( 𝑛 = 1 9 )10.62.114522460223.30.9