Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: he paediatric flat foot and general anthropometry in 140 Australian school children aged 7 - 10 years. | JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH The paediatric flat foot and general anthropometry in 140 Australian school children aged 7-10 years Evans Evans Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2011 4 12 http content 4 1 12 22 April 2011 BioMed Central Evans Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2011 4 12 http content 4 1 12 JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH RESEARCH Open Access The paediatric flat foot and general anthropometry in 140 Australian school children aged 7-10 years Angela M Evans Abstract Background Many studies have found a positive relationship between increased body weight and flat foot posture in children. Methods From a study population of 140 children aged seven to 10 years a sample of 31 children with flat feet was identified by screening with the FPI-6. Basic anthropometric measures were compared between subjects with and without flat feet as designated. Results The results of this study in contrast to many others question the association of flat feet and heavy children. A significant relationship between foot posture and weight FPI L r p FPI R r p waist girth FPI L r p FPI R r p and BMI FPI L r p FPI R r p was identified but was both weak and inverse. Conclusions This study presents results which conflict with those of many previous investigations addressing the relationship between children s weight and foot posture. In contrast to previous studies the implication of these results is that heavy children have less flat feet. Further investigation is warranted using a standardized approach to assessment and a larger sample of children to test this apparent contradiction. Background Over the last decade the incidence of childhood obesity has increased across the globe 1 2 . The significance of overweight and obesity in children and relationship to foot morphology specifically that of flat feet has been investigated by numerous authors 2-7 . .
