Lara Simone, Graup Susane, Balk Rodrigo de Souza, Teixeira Lilian Pinto, Farias Ariane Dias, Alves Giselle Baioco, Leiria Verônica Benachio
Universidade Federal do Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brasil.
Rev Paul Pediatr. 2017 Nov 13;36(1):7. doi: 10.1590/1984-0462/;2018;36;1;00011. Print 2018 Jan-Mar.
To analyze the association between postural balance and anthropometric indicators in elementary school students.
This cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study included children enrolled in the first year of elementary school, of both sexes, in the age group of 6 to 7 years. Children with any physical or cognitive impairment, children who did not participate in all stages of the study evaluation, or those who failed to perform postural balance assessments were excluded. The children underwent a balance evaluation through a computerized dynamic posturograph, with sensory organization tests (TOSs) in six different sensory conditions. In order to verify the anthropometric indicators, the body weight and height measurements were evaluated for later calculation of the body mass index (BMI), which was categorized into four groups: low weight, normal, overweight and obesity.
Eighty children with a mean age of 6.2±0.8 years were included, being 47 girls (58.8%). The analysis of the anthropometric indicators identified that 26.3% of students were overweight and 15% were obese. The children had averages below the reference values considered for their age range in conditions III and VI. There was a negative association between condition V and BMI and a positive association between values below normal in condition VI with overweight and obesity.
There were associations between excess body weight and values below normal in some balance conditions, indicating that the anthropometric indicators interfered in the children's postural balance.
分析小学生姿势平衡与人体测量指标之间的关联。
这项横断面、描述性和定量研究纳入了6至7岁年龄段的小学一年级男女学生。排除有任何身体或认知障碍的儿童、未参与研究评估所有阶段的儿童，或未能进行姿势平衡评估的儿童。通过计算机化动态姿势描记法对儿童进行平衡评估，在六种不同的感觉条件下进行感觉组织测试（TOSs）。为了验证人体测量指标，对体重和身高进行测量，随后计算体重指数（BMI），并将其分为四组：体重过低、正常、超重和肥胖。
纳入了80名平均年龄为6.2±0.8岁的儿童，其中47名女孩（58.8%）。人体测量指标分析表明，26.3%的学生超重，15%的学生肥胖。在条件III和VI下，儿童的各项平均值低于其年龄范围的参考值。条件V与BMI之间存在负相关，条件VI中低于正常的值与超重和肥胖之间存在正相关。
在某些平衡条件下，体重超标与低于正常的值之间存在关联，表明人体测量指标会干扰儿童的姿势平衡。
