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Measurements of the Plantar Pressure Distribution as a Function of Body Mass Index in Children

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V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba

Part of the book series: IFMBE Proceedings ((IFMBE,volume 33))

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Abstract

The feet are the main sources for human body sustentation, and the distribution of body mass occurs according to the needs of mechanical adaptation. Moreover, childhood obesity can cause ostheoarticular changes through over mass and decreasing of corporal stability. This study aimed to analyze the distribution of plantar pressure of female children (aged 6-10 years). The children were divided into three groups: control, overweight and obese, according to their Body Mass Index (BMI). The footprints were analyzed by FootWork platform and divided into three parts: the forefoot, midfoot and hindfoot. The average values of plantar pressure were compared in order to investigate the differences between the three classes of children.

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  1. Instituto de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, UNIVAP, São José dos Campos, Brasil

    J. T. S. C. Zuri

  2. Instituto de Física, UFU, Uberlândia, Brasil

    V. Pilla

  3. Departamento em Ciências da Reabilitação, UNINOVE, São Paulo, Brasil

    C. S. Oliveira

  4. Centro de Engenharia Biomédica, UNICASTELO, São José dos Campos, Brasil

    E. Munin

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  1. Instituto Central de Investigación Digit, Calle 231 # 22014 entre 220 y 224, Fontanar, La Habana, CP, 19250, Cuba

    José Folgueras Méndez

  2. Cubanacán, Playa, Centro de Neurociencias de Cuba, Ave 25 No. 15202 esq. 158, La Habana, CP, 11600, Cuba

    Tania Y. Aznielle Rodríguez

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Zuri, J.T.S.C., Pilla, V., Oliveira, C.S., Munin, E. (2013). Measurements of the Plantar Pressure Distribution as a Function of Body Mass Index in Children. In: Folgueras Méndez, J., et al. V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba. IFMBE Proceedings, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21198-0_58

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