Gross motor development in preschoolers on the islands of Lake Titicaca (3810 m.a.s.l.), Puno,Peru

espanolEl objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el desarrollo motor grueso en preescolares de las islas del lago Titicaca, considerandolas variables sexo y edad. El estudio corresponde al diseno transversal descriptivo-comparativo. Participaron 57 ninos de etapa preescolar(31 varones y 26 mujeres; edad M=5.0, DT= .54) de las islas de Amantani, Taquile y Uros, localizadas en la provincia de Puno (Peru),a una altitud de 3810 m s. n. m. Se utilizo el TGMD-2, version en espanol (reproductividad de .82). Los resultados demuestran undesarrollo motor grueso promedio (50.9%), con una edad equivalente a seis anos (M=6.0, DT= .82), un ano por encima de su edadcronologica (M=5.0, DT= .54). Se encontraron diferencias entre islas (p= .01 .05) ni en el de locomocion (p= .74> .05), pero si en control de objetos (p= .00 EnglishThe objective of this study was to analyze gross motor development in preschoolers on the islands of Lake Titicaca,considering the variables sex and age. The study corresponds to the descriptive-comparative cross-sectional design. 57 preschoolchildren (31 boys and 26 girls, age M = 5.0, TD = .54) from the islands of Amantani, Taquile and Uros, located in the province of Puno(Peru), at an altitude of 3810 m.a.s.l. participated. TGMD-2, Spanish version (reproducibility of .82) was used. The results show anaverage gross motor development (50.9%), with an age equivalent to six years (M = 6.0, TD = .82), one year above its chronological age(M = 5.0, TD = .54). Differences were found between islands (p = .01 .05) or in locomotion development (p = .74> .05), but in object control (p = .00