Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study

Objective The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of abnormalities in selected parameters measured in the trunk area.Design Cross-sectional studies.Setting The research was conducted in a primary school in the Trzebownisko Municipality, a r...

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Main Authors: Wojciech Rusek, Justyna Leszczak, Joanna Baran, Marzena Adamczyk, Aneta Weres, Rafał Baran, Grzegorz Inglot, Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska, Sławomir Porada, Teresa Pop
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Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2019-11-01
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Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030610.full
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author Wojciech Rusek
Justyna Leszczak
Joanna Baran
Marzena Adamczyk
Aneta Weres
Rafał Baran
Grzegorz Inglot
Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska
Sławomir Porada
Teresa Pop
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Justyna Leszczak
Joanna Baran
Marzena Adamczyk
Aneta Weres
Rafał Baran
Grzegorz Inglot
Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska
Sławomir Porada
Teresa Pop
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description Objective The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of abnormalities in selected parameters measured in the trunk area.Design Cross-sectional studies.Setting The research was conducted in a primary school in the Trzebownisko Municipality, a rural area in south-eastern Poland.Participants A group of 464 children, ranging in age from 6 to 16 years (234 boys and 230 girls), was recruited to participate in the study.Outcome measures The examination of their body postures was conducted with the use of the Zebris system. Body mass was determined using a body mass analyser Tanita MC-780 MA. BMI was calculated based on the acquired data.Results It was noticed that the children with overweight and obesity tended to have an incorrect position of the shoulders and pelvis in comparison to children with normal body weight. It was found that greater body mass (higher BMI) coincided with a larger distance of the scapulae from the frontal plane (p=0.009).Conclusions Increase in children’s BMI produces adverse effects in the position of the shoulder blades, reflected by their greater distance from the frontal plane. Increase in BMI is not significantly related to the position of the shoulder joints or pelvis; however, the subjects with overweight or obesity presented a greater difference in the position of the shoulder joints and pelvis.
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spelling doaj-art-d31a4ef62bdc47eb942fedfa6ec9c5252025-08-20T02:48:53ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552019-11-0191110.1136/bmjopen-2019-030610Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional studyWojciech Rusek0Justyna Leszczak1Joanna Baran2Marzena Adamczyk3Aneta Weres4Rafał Baran5Grzegorz Inglot6Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska7Sławomir Porada8Teresa Pop91 Rehabilitation Centre, REHAMED-CENTER, Tajęcina, Poland2 Medical College, Institute of Health Science, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland1 Institute of Health Sciences, Medical College of Rzeszów University, Rzeszów University, Rzeszów, Podkarpacie, Poland3 RehaKlinika, Rzeszów, Poland2 Medical College, Institute of Health Science, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland1 Rehabilitation Centre, REHAMED-CENTER, Tajęcina, Poland4 Clinical Provincial Hospital No. 2, Rzeszów, Poland2 Medical College, Institute of Health Science, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, Poland5 Trzebownisko Commune Office, Trzebownisko, Poland2 Medical College, Institute of Health Science, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszów, PolandObjective The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and the incidence of abnormalities in selected parameters measured in the trunk area.Design Cross-sectional studies.Setting The research was conducted in a primary school in the Trzebownisko Municipality, a rural area in south-eastern Poland.Participants A group of 464 children, ranging in age from 6 to 16 years (234 boys and 230 girls), was recruited to participate in the study.Outcome measures The examination of their body postures was conducted with the use of the Zebris system. Body mass was determined using a body mass analyser Tanita MC-780 MA. BMI was calculated based on the acquired data.Results It was noticed that the children with overweight and obesity tended to have an incorrect position of the shoulders and pelvis in comparison to children with normal body weight. It was found that greater body mass (higher BMI) coincided with a larger distance of the scapulae from the frontal plane (p=0.009).Conclusions Increase in children’s BMI produces adverse effects in the position of the shoulder blades, reflected by their greater distance from the frontal plane. Increase in BMI is not significantly related to the position of the shoulder joints or pelvis; however, the subjects with overweight or obesity presented a greater difference in the position of the shoulder joints and pelvis.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030610.full
spellingShingle Wojciech Rusek
Justyna Leszczak
Joanna Baran
Marzena Adamczyk
Aneta Weres
Rafał Baran
Grzegorz Inglot
Ewelina Czenczek-Lewandowska
Sławomir Porada
Teresa Pop
Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
BMJ Open
title Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
title_full Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
title_short Role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school-age children from a rural area in south-eastern Poland: a cross-sectional study
title_sort role of body mass category in the development of faulty postures in school age children from a rural area in south eastern poland a cross sectional study
url https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/11/e030610.full
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