Influence of Obesity on Foot Loading Characteristics in Gait for Children Aged 1 to 12 Years

Mueller, Steffen; Carlsohn, Anja; Mueller, Juergen; Baur, Heiner; Mayer, Frank

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149924

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“…Evidences indicated that obesity could have negative effects on body stability, morphology of the locomotor system and plantar pressure (9). Thus, in addition to other reported metabolic and psychological consequences, musculoskeletal comorbidities are a frequent problem in overweight and obese children (10,11).…”

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Prevalence of Lower Extremities’ Postural Deformities in Overweight and Normal Weight School Children

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Background: The increasing trend of both obesity and postural disorders in pediatric population. Objectives: We aimed to determine the prevalence of lower extremities' postural disorders among school children in Qom province, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a representative sample of schoolchildren aged 6-7 years was selected by multi-stage clustering method from all urban and rural regions of Qom province. Presence of postural deformities of lower limbs, including genu valgum, genu varum and flat foot were evaluated and recorded. Prevalences of deformities in different categories of weight status (underweight, normal and overweight) were compared. Results: Out of 20000 school children 1450 students were randomly selected. Genu valgum, genu varum and flat foot was present in 256 (17.7%), 351 (24.2%) and 194 (13.38%) of studied population. 1021 (70.41%), 161 (11.1%) and 268 (18.48%) students were normal weight, underweight and overweight/obese, respectively. Prevalence of flat foot and genu valgum was significantly higher in obese/overweight students (P < 0.01). Mean of skin fold thickness was significantly higher in students with genu valgum (P < 0.001). A significant relation existed only between occurrence of lower limb postural deformities and body mass index [OR = 1.89, CI (95%) = 1.18-3.03]. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that prevalence of genu valgum and flat foot are higher in overweight/obese children. In addition to early diagnosis and timely treatment of the deformities, developing and validation of a multidisciplinary care for obese and overweight children to reduce the occurrence of obesity related musculoskeletal complications is of importance.

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Prevalence of Lower Extremities’ Postural Deformities in Overweight and Normal Weight School Children

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“…12 Selain itu, status gizi overweight dan obesitas menunjukkan tingginya area kontak, rendahnya medial longitudinal arch, dan lebih besarnya tekanan pada kaki yang mengakibatkan banyaknya jumlah kondisi flat foot pada anak dengan status gizi overweight maupun obesitas. 16 Data dari peneliltian ini menunjukkan bahwa delapan dari lima belas (26,67%) anak yang mengalami flat foot memiliki riwayat anggota keluarga yang mengalami flat foot. Diantara anggota keluarga yang memiliki riwayat flat foot, persentasi kejadian flat foot pada ayah, ibu, dan saudara lainnya sebesar 16,67%, sedangkan untuk saudara kandung 5,56%.…”

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Gambaran Faktor Risiko Flat Foot pada Anak Umur Enam sampai Sepuluh Tahun di Kecamatan Sukajadi

Mien¹,

Mayasari²,

Chaidir³

2017

jsk

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Kondisi flat foot banyak terjadi pada anak-anak. Meskipun seringkali tidak menimbulkan gejala, jika kondisi tersebut menuju tahap yang lebih serius, keadaan tersebut dapat mengganggu fungsi kaki. Sehingga dibutuhkan adanya deteksi untuk mengetahui kondisi flat foot lebih awal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran faktor risiko flat foot pada anak umur enam sampai sepuluh tahun di Kecamatan Sukajadi. Metode potong-lintang deskriptif kuantitatif pada 326 anak yang telah memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi di SD Citrawinaya, Sejahtera 1, Sukagalih 5, Sarijadi Selatan 1, dan Sukasari 1 sejak bulan September sampai Oktober 2016. Setelah mendapat persetujuan dan identitas anak, dilakukan pengukuran tinggi, berat badan serta pengecapan kaki. Status gizi diinterpretasi berdasarkan klasifikasi WHO. Sedangkan kondisi flat foot diidentifikasi menggunakan Denis grades. Dari 326 anak yang diikutsertakan, kondisi flat foot terjadi pada 129 (40%) anak. Anak laki-laki lebih banyak mengalami flat foot (23,78%) dibandingkan perempuan. Flat foot lebih banyak terjadi pada anak umur tujuh tahun (9,28%), anak dengan status gizi overweight (13,69%), dan pada anak dengan anggota keluarga yang memiliki riwayat flat foot (26,67%). Angka kejadian flat foot pada anak di Kecamatan Sukajadi masih cukup tinggi pada kelompok yang berisiko seperti laki-laki, umur lebih muda, status gizi overweight, dan adanya riwayat flat foot pada keluarga.Kata kunci: anak, faktor risiko, flat foot

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“…It imposes functional restrictions on performing daily activities. It contributes to the reduction of the longitudinal and transverse arches, causing improper loading of the feet in terms of statics and dynamics [14][15].…”

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Relationship between the arches of feet and the Cole’s index

Zdunek¹,

Lichota²,

Górniak³

2019

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Introduction: The foot plays an important role as a static-dynamic foundation of the skeleton. The process of the most intensive formation of the foot during the posturogenesis falls on the preschool age and early school age. The aim of the study was to characterize the arch of the feet in children at the age of 5 and to look for the dependence of their arching condition on the Cole's index level. Material and methods: Forty-four preschool children took part in the research. The Cole's index showed an underweight, normal body weight, overweight and obesity. The plantography method was used to assess the arching of the feet. Results: Over half of the examined children had normal body weight. Underweight was more common in the boys group, while overweight and obesity in girls. Ninety percent of children had abnormal longitudinal and transverse arches in both feet. The varus of the big toe and the valgus of the small toe was observed in both groups. The position of the heel was set correctly in majority of the participants. Conclusions: No relationship was found between the Cole's index and longitudinal arches of the right and left foot in boys, as well as in girls. The results revealed that excessive body weight in girls was correlated with flattening of the transverse arch and incorrect position of the heel in the right foot. No significant correlation was found between the Cole's index and the assessed parameters of the foot in boys.

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Influence of Obesity on Foot Loading Characteristics in Gait for Children Aged 1 to 12 Years

Cited by 52 publications

References 38 publications

Prevalence of Lower Extremities’ Postural Deformities in Overweight and Normal Weight School Children

Prevalence of Lower Extremities’ Postural Deformities in Overweight and Normal Weight School Children

Gambaran Faktor Risiko Flat Foot pada Anak Umur Enam sampai Sepuluh Tahun di Kecamatan Sukajadi

Relationship between the arches of feet and the Cole’s index

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