Israel Villarrasa-Sapiña1, Xavier García-Massó2, Pilar Serra-Añó3, Consolación Garcia-Lucerga3, Luis-Millán Gonzalez1, Empar Lurbe4. 1. Departamento de Educación Física y Deportiva, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia Spain. 2. Departamento de Didáctica de la Expresión Musical, Plástica y Corporal, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: xavier.garcia@uv.es. 3. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain. 4. Department of Pediatrics, Consorcio Hospital General, University of Valencia, Spain; Ciber Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid Spain.
Abstract
AIM: The main objective of this study was to determine differences in postural control between obese and non-obese children. METHODS: The study design was cross-sectional, prospective, between-subjects. Postural control variables were obtained from a group of obese children and a normal-weight control group under two different postural conditions: bipedal standing position with eyes open and bipedal standing with eyes closed. Variables were obtained for each balance condition using time domain and sway-density plot analysis of the center of pressure signals acquired by means of a force plate. RESULTS: Pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences between obese and normal-weight children in mean velocity in antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions, ellipse area and mean distance with both eyes open and eyes closed. Normal-weight subjects obtained lower values in all these variables than obese subjects. Furthermore, there were differences between both groups in mean peaks with eyes open and in mean time with eyes closed. CONCLUSION: Alterations were detected in the intermittent postural control in obese children. According to the results obtained, active anticipatory control produces higher center of pressure displacement responses in obese children and the periods during which balance is maintained by passive control and reflex mechanisms are of shorter duration.
AIM: The main objective of this study was to determine differences in postural control between obese and non-obesechildren. METHODS: The study design was cross-sectional, prospective, between-subjects. Postural control variables were obtained from a group of obesechildren and a normal-weight control group under two different postural conditions: bipedal standing position with eyes open and bipedal standing with eyes closed. Variables were obtained for each balance condition using time domain and sway-density plot analysis of the center of pressure signals acquired by means of a force plate. RESULTS: Pairwise comparisons revealed significant differences between obese and normal-weight children in mean velocity in antero-posterior and medio-lateral directions, ellipse area and mean distance with both eyes open and eyes closed. Normal-weight subjects obtained lower values in all these variables than obese subjects. Furthermore, there were differences between both groups in mean peaks with eyes open and in mean time with eyes closed. CONCLUSION: Alterations were detected in the intermittent postural control in obesechildren. According to the results obtained, active anticipatory control produces higher center of pressure displacement responses in obesechildren and the periods during which balance is maintained by passive control and reflex mechanisms are of shorter duration.
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