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Motriz, Rio Claro, v.20 n.2, p.192-199, Apr./Jun., 2014
DOI: dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1980-65742014000200009
Original article (short paper)
Posture and musculoskeletal pain in eutrophic, overweighed, and obese students. A cross-sectional study
Mariana Vieira Batistão Leticia Carnaz Luis Felipe Barbosa Gislaine Cristina da Motta Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil Abstract—Childhood obesity increases susceptibility to musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of overweight and obesity and to identify differences in posture and musculoskeletal pain among eutrophic, overweight, and obese students. Participants were 420 students, 252 (60%) were females and 168 males (40%), with a mean age of 11.1 (±2.3) years. The posture of all participants was qualitatively assessed; the quantitative postural evaluation was performed using the Postural Assessment Software (PAS/SAPo) for a population subsample of 99 participants. An adapted version of the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used for pain assessment. Data were analyzed descriptively and via statistical tests (significance level of p
