Correlation Between Body Mass Index and the Apparition of Spine, Knee and Feet Deficiency in Youth Population
Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study focused on analysing the prevalence and modalities of prevention of body deficiencies that appear because of obesity (at the level of knee, spine, and foot) in a group of children from Targu Mures, Romania. The research was conducted at Water Sports Marco Polo Swimming Center from Targu Mures and involved 97 young swimmers with a mean age of 7.50 ± 1.75 years, on an 8 month period that started in November 2017 and was completed in June 2018. Using the Pearson and Mann Whitney correlation the research compared the overweight BMI children and the occurrence/ development of body deficiencies such as spine deficiency (lordosis, kyphosis, and spondylosis), knee deficiency (valgus and varum) and also flat feet.
The results showed that BMI influences the occurrence of spine deficiency comparing the groups with overweight and normal weight and finding that the majority of children with BMI problems also suffer from spine deficiencies with a significant statistical difference of p>0.05. Also results highlighted a significant statistical difference with a p>0.05 between overweight BMI problem children and the occurrence of knee deficiencies. No significant statistical differences were found between overweight BMI children and the occurrence of flat feet.
The conclusion of the research was that BMI influences body development and can also affect children in the development of spine and knee deficiencies. Moreover, results showed that swimming prophylactic capacities can ameliorate or positively affect the occurrence of body deficiencies
Authors: Ioan Sabin Sopa, Nicolae Neagu, Camelia Gliga
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3157435839