Prevalence of Incorrect Posture among Children and Adolescents: Finding from a Large Population-Based Study in China
Lei Yang,
Xinhai Lu,
Bin Yan,
Yeen Huang
Affiliations
Lei Yang
Department of Spine Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Department of Spine Surgery, the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Shenzhen Youth Spine Health Center, Number 2008, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, People's Republic of China
Xinhai Lu
Department of Spine Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Department of Spine Surgery, the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Shenzhen Youth Spine Health Center, Number 2008, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, People's Republic of China
Bin Yan
Department of Spine Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Department of Spine Surgery, the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Shenzhen Youth Spine Health Center, Number 2008, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, People's Republic of China; Corresponding author
Yeen Huang
Department of Spine Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Department of Spine Surgery, the Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Number 3002, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518035, People's Republic of China; Shenzhen Youth Spine Health Center, Number 2008, Sungang West Road, Futian District, Shenzhen 518000, People's Republic of China; Corresponding author
Summary: Evidence showed that bad posture in adulthood is often formed from the childhood, and individuals with severe incorrect posture may be associated with the progress of scoliosis. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of incorrect posture in Chinese children and adolescents and to describe the epidemiological findings stratified by the demographic characteristics. A total of 595,057 students were screened; the overall prevalence of incorrect posture in children and adolescents was 65.3%, and around 3.7% of the students were referred to radiography. Girls had a higher prevalence of incorrect posture than boys, students aged >10 years accounted for a higher rate of incorrect posture than students aged <10 years. We found that Chinese children and adolescents had a high prevalence of incorrect posture, with girls and older students being an especially high-risk group. Early interventions targeted for students with incorrect posture are urgently needed.
