title: Influence of Age, Sex, and Anthropometric Determinants on the Foot Posture Index in a Pediatric Population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Foot Posture Index (FPI) is a clinical tool for diagnosis that aims to quantify the grade of a foot position as neutral, pronated, or supinated. Its purpose is to develop a simple six-factor method for rating foot posture with an easy and quantitative result. We evaluated possible differences in the FPI by sex and the influences of age, weight, height, foot size, and body mass index (BMI) on foot posture.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 150 asymptomatic children (79 boys and 71 girls) aged 8 to 13 years, we determined weight, height, BMI, and FPI in the bipedal, static, and relaxed position. The FPI was obtained as the sum of the scores (-2, -1, 0, 1, 2) given to each of the six criteria.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean ± SD FPI value for the total sample was 5.1 ± 2.1 (boys: 5.1 ± 2.2; girls: 5.2 ± 2.0), so there were no significant differences between the sexes (P = .636). Of the 150 feet examined, none had FPI values of very supinated or highly pronated, two were supinated (1.3%), 76 neutral (50.7%), and 72 pronated (48.0%). Of the total FPI values, 7.7% can be explained by anthropometric variables: height, weight, and foot size (r2= 0.077; P < .010).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The most frequent foot postures in the sample were neutral and pronated. Neither age nor BMI explained variations in the FPI.
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Jimenez-Cebrian
authors.forename: María Francisca
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Morente-Bernal
authors.forename: Pedro Daniel
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Román-Bravo
authors.forename: Juan Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Saucedo-Badía
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Alonso-Ríos
authors.forename: Alonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montiel-Luque
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D033023:Foot Joints / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D064368:Healthy Volunteers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011032:Podiatry / Q000379:methods; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain