Associations of anthropometry since birth with sagittal posture at age 7 in a prospective birth cohort: the Generation XXI Study.

Fábio Azevedo AraújoRaquel LucasAndrew J SimpkinJon HeronNuno AlegreteKate TillingLaura D HoweHenrique Barros

Published in: BMJ open (2017)

Our findings support a prospective sculpting role of body size and therefore of load on musculoskeletal spinopelvic structures, with stronger associations as children get older.

Keyphrases

young adults
high resolution
gestational age
community dwelling
mass spectrometry