Prevalence of flatfoot and gender differences in plantar pressure among third-year high school students in Tongzhou district Beijing.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To estimate the prevalence of flatfoot and to analyze the gender difference of plantar pressure in third-year high school students in Tongzhou District Beijing.

Methods

From March 2019 to March 2021, 1217 third-year high school students in Tongzhou District, Beijing were tested for plantar pressure. The prevalence of flatfoot was calculated and related plantar pressure parameters were analyzed, including contact area and plantar pressure. The differences of plantar pressure parameters between different genders were analyzed.

Results

The prevalence of flatfoot among third-year high school students in Tongzhou District, Beijing was 5.5% (95% CI: 4.3-6.7%), among which, the prevalence of flatfoot among boys was 5.3% (95% CI: 3.8-6.8%) and that among girls was 5

SUBMITTER: Shen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12010680 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature