Prevalence of Pes Planus in the Students of University of Faisalabad and its association with BMI and Footwear

Author(s) : Amna Iram, Fahad Masood, Muntaha Mushtaq, Komal Tariq, Tamjeed Ghafar, Qurt-ul-ain Chudhary and Sania Anwaar

Abstract:

DOI: https://doi.org/10.52587/njmhs.v4i1.29

Objective:
The objective of study was to find out the prevalence of flat foot in the female adults of university and to find out the association of flat foot with obesity and footwear.
Material and Methods:
A cross sectional study conducted in the female students with sample size of 714 who meet our inclusion and exclusion criteria. Duration of study was six months. Study was conducted at department of Allied Health Sciences, University of Faisalabad. Sample was selected by convenient sampling and then measure the primary outcomes of our study i.e., body mass index (BMI) and footwear. The clinical tests i.e., single limb heel rise test and Supple Pes Planus test were performed and the Clarke’s angle of foot prints is measured. Results:
The prevalence of flat foot in the female students of the University of Faisalabad was 9.64% in which 4.00% were unilateral flat foot and 5.64% were bilateral flat foot. The 72.55% females had negative ligamentous test and 27.45% had positive ligamentous test. The 20.18% females had positive Single limb heel rise test and 79.82% females had negative test. There is no association of flat foot with BMI, type of shoes and type of heels, p=0.465, p=0.783 and p=0.209 respectively.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of pes planus was 9.64% in which 7.45% had mild flat foot and 2.18% had moderate flat foot and 4.00% were unilateral and 5.64% were bilateral. The bilateral flat foot was more than unilateral flat foot. There was no association of obesity and footwear with Clark’s Angle in the flat foot individuals.
Keywords: Supple pes Planus, Single Limb Heel Rise, Clarke angle, BMI, Footwear, Flat foot.