Publication date: May 2023
What is already known about this subject:
- We know that children and adults with developmental coordination disorder are less active and have poorer bone health.
- We don’t know whether these deficits are occurring during adolescence when we can take full advantage of the building of bone mass.
- This paper investigated the association between physical activity during adolescence and bone mass in early adulthood.
- The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in bone health measures in young adults with and without developmental coordination disorder, and whether the association between physical activity loading and bone health measures differs between these groups.
What this study adds
- This study explored the association of developmental coordination disorder status (motor competence 10, 17 years) on measures of bone (whole body DXA scan 20 years), as well as the impact of bone loading from physical activity (International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and pedometer step count 17 and 20 years) in Gen 2 participants.
- Developmental coordination disorder status was associated with a detriment in body mass.
- A sex specific effect was found for males with developmental coordination disorder.
- Physical activity components of diversity and movement quality may explain bone health differences seen for people with developmental coordination disorder.
- People with developmental coordination disorder may be at higher risk of future osteoporosis.