Guadalupe Rodríguez-Oliveros, Doris Verónica Ortega Altamirano, Marta Rivera Pasquel, Edward A Frongillo
Self-efficacy and Social Settings Matter for Fostering Healthy Eating in Mexican Schoolchildren
Journal of nutrition education and behavior
praderwilli syndrome pws characterized complex clinical condition whose typical features lead impaired motor functional skills date limited data available regards symmetry gait pws aim study characterize lowerlimb asymmetry gait group praderwilli syndrome pws individuals using synchronized cyclograms compare two different control groups normalweight group obese group total 18 pws 30 normal weight nw 28 obese individuals og matched age sex height assessed via 3d gait analysis gait spatiotemporal parameters computed together angleangle diagrams characterized terms geometric features ie area orientation trend symmetry index individuals pws exhibit reduced speed stride length cadence increased duration stance double support phase groups og characterized pattern compared nw respect interlimb symmetry individuals pws exhibited significantly larger cyclogram areas hip joint respect two groups 20332 degrees2 vs 13073 degrees2 vs 11159 degrees2 significantly higher orientation angle 417 vs 211 vs 122 trend symmetry 372 vs 202 vs 121 respect two groups knee joint differences found ankle joint individuals pws og exhibited reduced rom knee ankle joints respect normal weight statistically significant differences observed pws og obtained results may provide novel useful insights understand better impairments motor control associated pathological state supporting clinics identification best rehabilitation program rare pathological state aimed improve stability motor control