Martínez de Sus Lidia, Calvo Sandra, Jiménez-Sánchez Carolina, Ros Mar Ricardo, Marques-Lopes Iva
Departamento de Fisiatría y Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Zaragoza. Zaragoza. España.
IIS Aragón. Zaragoza. España.
Rev Esp Salud Publica. 2024 Jun 19;98:e202406041.
Childhood flatfoot and overweight can affect children's quality of life and influence their development, increasing the risk of musculoskeletal problems in adulthood. There is evidence linking overweight to the development of childhood flatfoot. The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the weight status of school children and their foot posture and to determine whether there are differences between both sexes.
A cross-sectional study (2021) in a sample of schoolchildren (n=296, 153 boys and 143 girls, mean age 8.5±2.7) from Colegio San Agustín in Zaragoza was carried out. Foot posture was assessed according to the foot postural index, and weight status was obtained using the body mass index according to the criteria of the International Obesity Task Force. The correlation between weight status and foot posture was analyzed using Spearman's coefficient. The Chi-square test was used to determine the differences between the variables according to sex.
Weight status showed no correlation with foot posture in boys (right foot p=0.095; left foot p=0.067) and girls (right foot p=-0.04; left foot p=0.008). Boys had a higher prevalence of flat feet than girls (boys foot posture index=8; girls foot posture index=7; right foot p<0.036; left foot p<0.009). Boys had higher prevalence of overweight than girls (28.75; 18.18, p<0.027).
Weight status has no effect on foot posture. The male gender could predispose to the development of flat feet and overweight in childhood.
儿童扁平足和超重会影响儿童的生活质量并影响其发育,增加成年后患肌肉骨骼问题的风险。有证据表明超重与儿童扁平足的发展有关。本研究的目的是评估学龄儿童的体重状况与其足部姿势之间的关系,并确定两性之间是否存在差异。
对萨拉戈萨圣奥古斯丁学院的学龄儿童样本(n = 296,153名男孩和143名女孩,平均年龄8.5±2.7)进行了一项横断面研究(2021年)。根据足部姿势指数评估足部姿势,并根据国际肥胖特别工作组的标准使用体重指数获得体重状况。使用斯皮尔曼系数分析体重状况与足部姿势之间的相关性。卡方检验用于确定变量在性别上的差异。
男孩(右脚p = 0.095;左脚p = 0.067)和女孩(右脚p = -0.04;左脚p = 0.008)的体重状况与足部姿势均无相关性。男孩扁平足的患病率高于女孩(男孩足部姿势指数 = 8;女孩足部姿势指数 = 7;右脚p < 0.036;左脚p < 0.009)。男孩超重的患病率高于女孩(28.75;18.18,p < 0.027)。
体重状况对足部姿势没有影响。男性性别可能易患儿童期扁平足和超重。