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Foot posture index and body composition measures in children with and without developmental coordination disorder.

Timothy Tsz Ting YamShirley Siu Ming FongWilliam Wai Nam Tsang
Published in: PloS one (2022)
The findings of this study showed that children with DCD exhibited significantly more pronated foot posture and higher body composition measures compared to typically developing children. Moreover, with FPI-6 right total score significantly related to the total fat percentage, it may require more than just detecting abnormal foot structures in children with DCD but also promoting a healthy lifestyle to prevent obesity.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • young adults
  • resistance training
  • weight loss
  • type diabetes