A cross-sectional study about the relationship between morphology and step-time parameters in children between 15 and 36 months.
Morphology and step-time parameters were recorded in 100 children between 15 and 36 months to investigate the relation between morphology and the walking pattern. A footfall method was used to register step-time parameters. Next, the differences in step-time parameters between four morphological classes were assigned with a multiple analysis of variance. We also performed stepwise linear regressions with a correction for walking experience, to examine the relation between detailed morphological measurements and step-time parameters. The results of these regressions show a significant relation between pelvis span/ankle spread ratio and the relative radii of gyration in the frontal plane of head and pelvis. It is hypothesized that the morphology of the head and pelvis plays a role in the coordination of the walking pattern.
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Laboratory for Functional Morphology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerpen, Wilrijk, Belgium. marleen.vandam@ua.ac.be
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D000054:Acceleration; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001823:Body Composition; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000502:physiology*; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*