Correlation between obesity and flat feet among school age children

Malnourishment and obesity among schoolchildren are associated with many co‐morbidities and long term effects on well being. In the following study, we explore how foot type correlates with nutritional state among public school children in Northern Peru. We measured Body Mass Index and Moreau‐Costa‐Bertani angle of 535 school‐age pupils between 6 and 11 years old from Florencia de Mora District, La Libertad, Peru, in a descriptive, transversal,...