Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Poznan University of Physical Education, 61-871, Poznań, Poland.
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Wroclaw Medical University, 50-367, Wrocław, Poland.
BMC Pediatr. 2022 Nov 10;22(1):656. doi: 10.1186/s12887-022-03699-z.
The purpose of this study, conducted within the framework of the project entitled 'Let's get the kids moving', was to determine the associations between children's longitudinal and transverse foot arch and their weight, gender and age.
The pro-health initiative 'Let's get the kids moving' was created by researchers of the Medical University and the Run for Health Foundation. A total of 655 children (51.5% boys) aged 7 to 10 years from primary schools in south-western Poland participated in the study. The mean age of the subjects was 8.7 ± 0.8 years. In all the children, we assessed anthropometric measurements (weight and height) and the longitudinal and transverse arch of the foot under the load of their weight. A two-dimensional foot scanner (Sensor Medica, Italy) was used to examine the plantar part of the children's feet.
The data collected from the 655 subjects revealed that excessive weight predisposed them to less longitudinal and transverse arching. The foot shape was not differentiated by gender or age.
Screening school-aged children's footprints can detect abnormalities in the shape of children's feet early on, which allows for early diagnosis of functional or structural flatfoot in children.
本研究在题为“让孩子们动起来”的项目框架内进行，旨在确定儿童纵向和横向足弓与体重、性别和年龄之间的关系。
健康促进倡议“让孩子们动起来”由来自医学大学和健康跑步基金会的研究人员创建。共有来自波兰西南部小学的 655 名儿童（51.5%为男孩）参与了这项研究，年龄为 7 至 10 岁。研究对象的平均年龄为 8.7 ± 0.8 岁。在所有儿童中，我们评估了体重和身高的人体测量学测量值，以及在体重负荷下的足的纵向和横向拱。使用二维足部扫描仪（意大利 Sensor Medica）检查儿童足部的足底部分。
从 655 名受试者中收集的数据表明，超重使他们的纵向和横向足弓变低。足部形状不因性别或年龄而异。
筛查学龄儿童的足迹可以早期发现儿童足部形状的异常，从而早期诊断儿童的功能性或结构性扁平足。
