BMI Categories And Their Relationship With Postural Deformities In Male School Children: A Study From Urban Gwalior

Abstract

The focus of this study: This study aims to assess the relationship between BMI categories and postural deformities in male schoolchildren from urban Gwalior. Materials and methods: A total of 2,495 samples were chosen. Samples were obtained from schools located in the urban areas of the Gwalior Region, Madhya Pradesh. The subjects' ages varied from 8 to 12 years, and they were chosen from all categories of schools. The participants were chosen by multi-stage cluster selection from schools in the Gwalior Region. Results: Kyphosis was identified as strongly positive (p<0.05), with a coefficient value of 0.047 for severe malnutrition. At a significance level of 0.05, no significant link was seen between kyphosis and mild malnutrition, normal weight, overweight, and obesity among male pupils in the metropolitan districts of the Gwalior Region. Our analysis revealed no significant link (p > 0.05) between Lordosis and overweight at a 5% significance level in the metropolitan districts of the Gwalior Region. Scoliosis was substantially (p<0.05) positively correlated with obesity, with a coefficient value of 0.047. Nevertheless, using a threshold of 0.05, we identified no significant link between scoliosis and severe malnutrition, moderate malnutrition, or overweight among male pupils in urban areas of the Gwalior Region. Knock-knee had a significant negative correlation (p<0.05), with a coefficient of -0.050 for mild malnutrition. Nonetheless, we observed no substantial link between knock-knee and severe malnutrition among male pupils in urban areas of the Gwalior Region, with a significance level of 0.05. Our analysis revealed no significant connection (p > 0.05) between bow-leg deformity and severe or moderate malnutrition among male pupils in the metropolitan districts of the Gwalior Region. Flatfoot was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with a negative coefficient of -0.046 in relation to moderate malnutrition and a positive coefficient of 0.272 concerning obesity among male schoolchildren in the urban districts of the Gwalior Region. Conclusions: This study aims to investigate the correlation between BMI categories and postural abnormalities in male pupils from urban Gwalior. By establishing links between several BMI categories and various postural abnormalities, we want to offer significant insights for early identification and preventative techniques that may be included into school health programs.