Does body mass index distinguish motor proficiency, social and emotional maturity among adolescent girls?

• Main Authors: Georgian Badicu (Author), Seyed Hojjat Zamani Sani (Author), Zahra Fathirezaie (Author), Mohaddese Esmaeili (Author), Júlio Cesar Bassan (Author), Francisco Tomás González-Fernández (Author), Fatma Hilal Yagin (Author), Abdullah F. Alghannam (Author), Stefania Cataldi (Author), Francesco Fischetti (Author), Gianpiero Greco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The objective of this study was to investigate whether different body mass index (BMI) groups could serve as a distinguishing factor for assessing motor proficiency and social and emotional maturity in adolescent girls. Methods 140 girls ranging from 12 to 14.5 years old were sel...