Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Alterations in spatiotemporal parameters during walking modify and limit movement capacity in children with obesity. This study aimed to describe and compare the alterations in spatiotemporal parameters in schoolchildren according to body weight during all phases of walking. Meth...
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| author | José Omar Larios-Tinoco Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo Horacio Márquez-González María de Lourdes Martín-López Salvador Villalpando-Carrión Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho José Luis Alaniz-Arcos |
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| description | Abstract Background Alterations in spatiotemporal parameters during walking modify and limit movement capacity in children with obesity. This study aimed to describe and compare the alterations in spatiotemporal parameters in schoolchildren according to body weight during all phases of walking. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study of 94 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years and divided them into three study groups (normal weight, overweight, and obesity). Subsequently, we performed a gait study using a 3D motion analysis system and extracted the spatiotemporal parameters, and we compared the parameters obtained between the study groups. Results The stride length in both limbs was lower in schoolchildren with obesity compared to the overweight group, with a mean difference of 0.08 m on the right side (CI 95% 0.01–0.16; p = 0.02) and 0.09 m on the left side (CI 95% 0.01–0.17; p = 0.02); also, on the left side, the swing speed (m/s) was lower in the children with obesity than in the normal weight group, with a mean difference of 0.23 m/s (CI 95% 0.03–0.43; p = 0.01). Lastly, the step width (m) was greater in the group of schoolchildren with obesity compared to the normal weight group, with a difference of 0.05 m (CI 95% 0.01–0.09; p = 0.01). A moderate positive correlation was found between the width of the step and the weight gain, r = 0.41 (p < 0.001). However, we found a poor correlation between right stride length (m), left side swing speed (m/s), left stride length (m), and weight gain, r = 0.26 (p = 0.01), r= -0.21 (p = 0.04) and r = 0.21 (p = 0.04), respectively. Conclusions Spatiotemporal parameters such as stride length, swing speed, and step width were more altered in schoolchildren with obesity and correlated with body weight gain. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb0c3a981f304f8587b6d664f8774f6d2025-01-12T12:04:53ZengBMCBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders1471-24742025-01-012611710.1186/s12891-024-08253-9Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional studyJosé Omar Larios-Tinoco0Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos1Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina2Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo3Horacio Márquez-González4María de Lourdes Martín-López5Salvador Villalpando-Carrión6Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho7José Luis Alaniz-Arcos8Physiotherapy Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoPhysiotherapy Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoPhysiotherapy Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoPhysiotherapy Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoResearch Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezRehabilitation Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezGastroenterology and Nutrition Department, Hospital Infantil de México Federico GómezTeaching Department, Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoPhysiotherapy Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoAbstract Background Alterations in spatiotemporal parameters during walking modify and limit movement capacity in children with obesity. This study aimed to describe and compare the alterations in spatiotemporal parameters in schoolchildren according to body weight during all phases of walking. Methods We carried out a cross-sectional study of 94 schoolchildren aged 6 to 12 years and divided them into three study groups (normal weight, overweight, and obesity). Subsequently, we performed a gait study using a 3D motion analysis system and extracted the spatiotemporal parameters, and we compared the parameters obtained between the study groups. Results The stride length in both limbs was lower in schoolchildren with obesity compared to the overweight group, with a mean difference of 0.08 m on the right side (CI 95% 0.01–0.16; p = 0.02) and 0.09 m on the left side (CI 95% 0.01–0.17; p = 0.02); also, on the left side, the swing speed (m/s) was lower in the children with obesity than in the normal weight group, with a mean difference of 0.23 m/s (CI 95% 0.03–0.43; p = 0.01). Lastly, the step width (m) was greater in the group of schoolchildren with obesity compared to the normal weight group, with a difference of 0.05 m (CI 95% 0.01–0.09; p = 0.01). A moderate positive correlation was found between the width of the step and the weight gain, r = 0.41 (p < 0.001). However, we found a poor correlation between right stride length (m), left side swing speed (m/s), left stride length (m), and weight gain, r = 0.26 (p = 0.01), r= -0.21 (p = 0.04) and r = 0.21 (p = 0.04), respectively. Conclusions Spatiotemporal parameters such as stride length, swing speed, and step width were more altered in schoolchildren with obesity and correlated with body weight gain.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08253-9ObesityOverweightChildrenGaitKinematics parametersWalking |
| spellingShingle | José Omar Larios-Tinoco Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo Horacio Márquez-González María de Lourdes Martín-López Salvador Villalpando-Carrión Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho José Luis Alaniz-Arcos Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders Obesity Overweight Children Gait Kinematics parameters Walking |
| title | Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity a cross sectional study |
| topic | Obesity Overweight Children Gait Kinematics parameters Walking |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-024-08253-9 |
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