Do physical fitness and motor skill performances in underweight children differ from normal weight peers? A meta-analysis.

Although UW children tend to be less physically fit and have weaker motor skills than NW peers, the differences are very small, and the prediction interval clearly indicated that depending on the study group (e.g., severity of the undernourishment), there may or may not be significant differences indicating we need more research on this topic.

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