Children’s foot parameters and basic anthropometry — do arch height and midfoot width change?

摘要

Abstract The aims of this study were as follows: (1) to assess how foot posture and morphology assessments change according to body mass index (BMI) status; (2) to determine which body composition parameter (BMI or waist circumference) correlates better with the foot posture index (FPI), arch height index (AHI), and midfoot width (MFW) in children. Foot morphometry (FPI, AHI, and MFW) and body composition (BMI and waist circumference (WC)) were assessed in a cross-sectional study of 575 children (mean age?=?7.42?±?1.67?years; 53.27 female). When comparing BMI groups, an increase of 8.3 in AHI and 13.6 in MFW (both p?