Biocultural correlates of gross motor coordination in prepubescent children: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to explore the association of gross motor coordination (GMC) with a matrix of biocultural factors in prepubescent children, taking into account weight status, somatic maturation, sociodemographic variables, and type of school.

Methods: One hundred twenty-nine prepubescent children, of both sexes, aged between 8.00 and 8.

Clusters of obesogenic behaviors and metabolic risk according to somatic maturity status among adolescents.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the clusters of obesogenic behaviors, and verify the association with metabolic risk according to the categories of somatic maturity status of adolescents.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 1159 (55.1% girls) Brazilian adolescents aged between 10 and 16 years (mean age: 12.