ANÁLISE DAS VARIÁVEIS DE PRESSÃO PLANTAR EM ESCOLARES DO NORTE PIONEIRO DO PARANÁ

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.6322101033

• Palavras-chave: Obesidade Infantil, Baropodometria, Pressão plantar.

• Keywords: Childhood obesity, Baropodometry, Plantar Pressure.

• Abstract:

  The worldwide prevalence of childhood obesity has increased steadily in recent decades. Studies have indicated the prevalence of the type of flat foot in obese children, but the influence of body mass on plantar pressure variables is not yet clear. In this sense, it is necessary to understand the main effects of excess weight on the characteristics of the feet in children. This is a cross-sectional study, carried out based on data from the Child Health: Everyone's Awareness project in partnership with UNICAMP-FEF, State University of Northern Paraná (UENP), SETI, Araucária Foundation and City Halls. Approved by the Ethics Committee of UNICAMP - FCM (CAAE: 09471313.0.0000.5404; Opinion Number: 461.160). The sample consisted of students enrolled in 2016 in municipal schools in the city of Jacarezinho, with 44 students between 6 and 11 years old divided into two groups: Female Group (FG) composed of 22 students and Obese Male Group (GM) composed of 20 schoolchildren. For body mass measurements, an anthropometric scale was used, height was measured with the aid of a stadiometer and the fat percentage was assessed using the Lange adipometer. The type of foot was computationally evaluated using the Chippaux-Smirak index. As a result, no prevalence of obesity was found between the genders, however the two present percentages of 72% to 75% in excessively high. Regarding the type of foot, GF had a higher percentage of cavity feet, while GM had flat and cavity feet. Both have plantar changes that can alter biomechanics and postural alignment. There was a prevalence of weight-bearing in the hindfoot region, in addition to an increase in the area in the GF and GM and an increase in the mean pressure in the GF, indicative of an increased risk of developing chronic degenerative diseases.

   

   

   

   

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