Yetişkinlerde Bel/Boy Oranı ile Ayak Postürü Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of waist / height ratio on foot posture in adults. Material and Methods: In our study, 103 consecutive adult volunteers aged 18-65 years were included. Their demographic data (age, gender), anthropometric measurements (waist circumference, height, body weight, waist / height ratio, body mass index-BMI) and Foot Posture Index (API) scores were recorded and analyzed. In addition, in the analysis of subgroup matched according to age, the subjects were categorised in two groups as normal in which the subjects’ waist / height ratio is 0.5 and central obesity risk with the ratio above 0.5 and compared. Results: The means of the age, the average BMI, waist / height ratio, left foot API and right foot posture index of the cases were 34.76 ± 9.36 kg / m2, 0.62 ± 0.12, 3.07 ± 3.39 and 3.45 ± 3.16, respectively. While there was a significant but poor correlation between waist / height ratio and right foot API score (r = 0.215, p = 0.029), there was no significant correlation between left foot API score (r = 0.180, p> 0.05). In the subgroup analysis, the Foot Posture Index scores of the patients with risky waist / height ratio were higher than those with normal waist / height ratio in the right foot (p = 0.016). No significant difference was found between the left foot and Foot Posture Index scores of normal and risky waist / height ratio subjects (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Our study showed that the Foot Posture Index score of the group with central obesity and risky WHR increased, comparing the two groups in terms of the normal and risky waist / height ratio in adults, Signs of deterioration in foot biomechanics of individuals with risky waist / height ratio are important and can be diagnosed early.