Wp yw czynników epidemiologicznych na wyst pienie stopy p askiej u dzieci

The aim of this study was to verify the effect of selected epidemiological factors on the occurrence of platypodia in children and to establish a mathematical model of correlations for the impact of the following factors on the height of the longitudinal arch of the foot: gender, age, domicile and Cole's coefficient. 450 children from north-eastern parts of Poland were screened for the purpose of this study. After initial analysis, 80 children with valgus flat foot aged 7-15 years were chosen for further examination. The results of further examination were used to establish the mathematical model, which helped find out that age and the Cole coefficient have the highest impact on the height of the longitudinal arch of the foot. It was observed that the height of the arch increases with age, but decreases when the Cole coefficient rises. The height of the arch was greater in girls.