Delgado-Lobete, LauraSantos-del-Riego, SergioPértega-Díaz, SoniaMontes-Montes, Rebeca2019-01-302019-01-15Delgado-Lobete L, Santos-Del-Riego S, Pértega-Díaz S, Montes-Montes R. Prevalence of suspected developmental coordination disorder and associated factors in Spanish classrooms. Res Dev Disabil. 2019 Mar;86:31-40.0891-4222http://hdl.handle.net/2183/21633[Abstract] BACKGROUND: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is a multifactorial, neurodevelopmental motor disorder that severely affects the activities of a child's daily life and classroom performance. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of suspected DCD in a sample of Spanish schoolchildren and its association with socio-demographic factors. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional study including a random sample of 460 children attending mainstream schools in northwest Spain in 2017. A Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire-European Spanish was used to evaluate suspected DCD prevalence. We performed multivariate logistic and linear regression analysis to determine the socio-demographic variables associated with suspected DCD and problematic motor coordination performance. RESULTS: The prevalence of suspected DCD was 12.2%. According to the multivariate analysis, DCD symptoms were significantly associated with males (OR = 3.0), ages above 10 years old (OR = 5.0) and low participation in out-of-school physical activities (OR = 2.3). Preterm birth children were twice as likely to show suspected DCD, although this association was not statistically significant (OR = 2.1). CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of Spanish schoolchildren are at risk for developing DCD. There is a strong connection between suspected DCD and socio-demographic factors. Protocols aimed to detect DCD and intervention programmes in classrooms designed to promote motor coordination skills need to take these factors into consideration.engCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0)http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0Developmental coordination disorderChild developmentPsychomotor performanceEpidemiologyPrevalencejournal articleopen access