Associations between body mass index and sex in the motor competence of Secondary Education Students

Abstract: Introduction: During adolescence, the lack of motor competence (CM) and basic motor skills (HMB) is associated with greater body fat, overweight and low physical condition, which highlights the importance of preventive strategies in schools to combat overweight and Obesity, risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Aim: know the level of motor competence of Compulsory Secondary Education students and its relationship with the variables of body mass index (BMI) and sex. Methods: a total of 41 students were evaluated through the CAMSA test (Canadian Agility and Movement Skill Assessment). Through a personal questionnaire, the variables sex, height and weight of each student were known. Results & discussion: The results obtained show that a lower level of motor competence is related to a higher BMI and vice versa. Furthermore, there is no significant relationship (p=0.078) between performance on the CAMSA test and the sex of the students. Conclusions: the sex of the studied sample of Secondary Education students does not predict the level of CM, while the BMI results were an indicator of performance in the agility test.