The relationship between the body mass index (BMI) and foot posture in elderly people

Abstract We wanted to evaluate the postural characteristics of the feet of older people and their relationship with the BMI. We evaluated 227 older women and 172 older men with respect to the BMI, the arch index (AI) and the foot posture index (FPI). The obese women presented mean values for the AI...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of gerontology and geriatrics 2011-03, Vol.52 (2), p.e89-e92
Hauptverfasser:	Aurichio, Thaís Rabiatti, Rebelatto, José Rubens, de Castro, Alessandra Paiva
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Arch index Body Mass Index Brazil Feet Female Flatfoot Foot Foot posture index Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Obese people Obese women Obesity - epidemiology Obesity - physiopathology Obesity and postural characteristics Older people Postural characteristics in elderly Posture Prevalence Quality of Life Sex Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We wanted to evaluate the postural characteristics of the feet of older people and their relationship with the BMI. We evaluated 227 older women and 172 older men with respect to the BMI, the arch index (AI) and the foot posture index (FPI). The obese women presented mean values for the AI significantly greater than those of the normal and overweight women. The means for some of the criteria of the FPI were significantly higher in the obese men. There was a positive correlation between the BMI and the AI and some of the FPI criteria. The conclusion was that obese women presented flatter feet while obese men presented more pronated feet, indicating a relationship between high BMI values and postural characteristics of the feet of subjects studied.
ISSN:	0167-4943 1872-6976
DOI:	10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.014