Obesity, but not overweight, is associated with plantar light touch sensation in children aged 8 to 16 years: A cross-sectional study

Obesity Science & Practice
Toyin AjisafeNoe DeAnda

Abstract

Increased foot-ground contact loading engenders adaptive glabrous skin thickening and can decrease mechanoreceptor acuity and alter plantar cutaneous sensation. There has not been any research on whether overweight and obesity are similarly associated with normal plantar cutaneous sensation scores in children. This study investigated the associations between normal plantar cutaneous sensation scores and weight status (i.e., healthy weight, overweight, and obesity) in a sample of youth. Plantar sensation was tested among 122 participants aged 8 to 16 years (10.3 ± 1.8 years; 140.0 ± 11.2 cm; 44.2 ± 16.0 kg) across the forefoot, midfoot, and rearfoot using Semmes-Weinstein pressure aesthesiometry (0.07 g and 0.4 g monofilaments). Weight status was determined using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. Age- and sex-adjusted models were used to explore the relationships between normal plantar sensation scores and weight status. Significant two-tailed tests were set at p < .05. Only obesity was inversely associated with normal plantar sensation scores on the left (β = -.241; p = .009) and right (β = -.222; p = .018) forefeet, left (β = -.322; p = .001) and right (β = -.253; p = .007) midfeet, and left (β = -....Continue Reading

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