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dc.contributor.authorChirico, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-08T17:21:16Z
dc.date.available2011-03-08T17:21:16Z
dc.date.issued2011-03-08
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/3155
dc.description.abstractDevelopmental coordination disorder (p-DCD) is a neuro-developmental disorder featuring impairment in developing motor coordination. This study examined left ventricular mass (LVM) in children with p-DCD (n=63) and controls (n=63). LVM was measured using echocardiography. Body composition was determined using BOD POD and peak oxygen uptake (peak V02) was measured by a progressive exercise test. Height, weight and blood pressure were also measured. LVM was not significantly elevated in p-DCD compared to controls. Peak V02 was lower and SBP, BMI, HR, and BF(%) were significantly higher in p-DCD. They also demonstrated elevated stroke volume (SV), cardiac output (CO), end-diastolic volume, and ventricular diameter in diastole. In regression analyses, p-DCD was a significant predictor of SV and CO after accounting for height, FFM, V02FFM, and sex. These differences in children with p-DCD indicate obesity related changes in the left ventricle and may represent early stages of developing hypertrophy of the left ventricle.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBrock Universityen_US
dc.subjectMotor ability in children.en_US
dc.subjectClumsiness in childrenen_US
dc.subjectHeart -- Left ventricleen_US
dc.titleLeft ventricular structure in children with developmental coordination disorderen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen
dc.degree.nameM.Sc. Applied Health Sciencesen_US
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.contributor.departmentApplied Health Sciences Programen_US
dc.degree.disciplineFaculty of Applied Health Sciencesen_US
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-08T01:33:39Z


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