Research Article

Associations between Executive Functions and Sensorimotor Performance in Children at Risk for Learning Disabilities

Table 3

Statistical results and descriptive statistics regarding the differences between typically developing children (TD) and children at risk for learning difficulties (RLD) in terms of sensorimotor (SM) scores on the four relevant tasks.

SM taskTD children ()RLD children Mann–Whitney U ()
M (SD)M (SD)

Postural imitation16.63 (4.14)11.22 (4.54)430<.001
Midline crossing18.00 (5.60)13.95 (6.12)656<.001
Bilateral motor coordination11.50 (4.08)6.43 (4.11)411<.001
Standing balance with eyes open29.10 (17.54)10.93 (7.64)336<.001