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Anthropometric Profile and Physical Activity Level as Predictors of Postural Balance in Overweight and Obese Children

Primer Autor	Guzman-Munoz, Eduardo
Co-autores	Mendez-Rebolledo, Guillermo Nunez-Espinosa, Cristian Valdes-Badilla, Pablo Monsalves-Alvarez, Matias Delgado-Floody, Pedro Herrera-Valenzuela, Tomas
Título	Anthropometric Profile and Physical Activity Level as Predictors of Postural Balance in Overweight and Obese Children
Editorial	MDPI
Revista	BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Lenguaje	en
Resumen	Overweightness and obesity can negatively influence many activities, including postural balance and locomotion, increasing predisposition to injury and risk of falls due to limitations on the biomechanics of daily living. The present study aimed to determine the influence of the anthropometric profile and physical activity level (PAL) on the postural balance of overweight and obese children. The sample included 387 schoolchildren (216 boys and 171 girls). The variables of the anthropometric profile studied were body mass, biped height, BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), summation of folds, body composition, and somatotype. PAL was measured using the PAQ-C questionnaire. Static and dynamic postural balance were measured through an open-eye (OE) and closed-eye (CE) posturographic test and the SEBTm, respectively. For static balance, the significant models were for mediolateral velocity (R-2 = 0.42 in OA, R-2 = 0.24 in OC), anteroposterior velocity (R-2 = 0.21 in OA, R-2 = 0.27 in OC), and mean velocity (R-2 = 0.27 in OA, R-2 = 0.46 in OC), where the predictors of low performance were younger age, male sex, overweight/obese nutritional status, greater thickness of skin folds, less tendency to mesomorphy, and greater fat mass. On the other hand, for dynamic postural balance, the significant models were observed in the previous direction (R-2 = 0.39), posteromedial (R-2 = 0.57), and posterolateral (R-2 = 0.56), where the variables that predict a low performance were low PAL, overweight/obese nutritional status, and high WHR. Overweight and obese children presented a deficit in static and dynamic postural balance, enhanced by variables such as gender, age, PAL, and anthropometric characteristics related to adiposity.
Fecha Publicación	2023
Tipo de Recurso	artículo original
doi	10.3390/bs13010073
Formato Recurso	PDF
Palabras Claves	postural control adiposity pediatric obesity
Ubicación del archivo	http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13010073
Categoría OCDE	Psicología
Materias	control postural adiposidad obesidad pediátrica
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)	versión publicada
Tipo de ruta	dorada verde
Access Rights	acceso abierto
Derechos de acceso	acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science	WOS:000916715300001
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)	artículo original
License	CC BY 4.0
Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible)	CC BY 4.0
Categoría WOS	Psicología