134673 20260219090930.0 doi 10.52083/XRNO9569 sideral 138202 ART-2024-138202 eng Lahoz, Carlos The relationship between body mass index and lower extremity biomechanics in children aged 10-12 years: a comprehensive analysis 2024 Childhood obesity has emerged as a global health concern leading to complications, such as bones and muscles misalignment of knees, flat feet and changes in walking patterns. Although some studies have individually linked these conditions to body mass index (BMI), the relationship between these variables needs to be explored. This study aimed to investigate the associations between BMI and knee position, foot position and plantar footprint in children aged 10 to 12 years. Data were collected from 59 children by measuring their BMI, knee alignment, foot position and plantar footprint. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to examine the relationship between BMI and inter-malleolar distance (DIM), foot position and plantar footprint. The Mann- Whitney U test was used to compare these variables between boys and girls (p-value < 0.05). Higher BMI values were associated with higher DIM in both boys and girls. Furthermore, we observed that genu valgum was positively correlated with foot pronation and a flattened plantar footprint. No significant differences were found in relation to BMI, variations in foot position or footprint types. Our research provides evidence that there is a connection, between BMI and genu valgum in children between the ages of 10 and 12. We have also found a correlation between genu valgum and foot pronation among children in this age group. These findings highlight the significance of addressing childhood obesity to prevent any health issues. info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess All rights reserved http://www.europeana.eu/rights/rr-f/ 0.2 2024 0.154 2024 Anatomy 2024 Q4 0.6 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Pérez-Rey, Jorge Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-5842-6010 González, David Gallart, José Ruidíaz, Mercedes Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-8153-1473 Luesma, Mª José Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4071-1467 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1003 027 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Anatom.Histolog.Humanas Area Anatom.Embriol.Humana 28, 1 (2024), 3-11 Eur. j. anat. European journal of anatomy 1136-4890 193703 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134673/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 1912289 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/134673/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:134673 articulos driver 2026-02-19-09:00:11 ARTICLE