Craniofacial Morphology and Foot Posture: Prevalence of Foot and Postural Deviations and Their Association with Sagittal Skeletal Class in a Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

Objectives: To describe foot and global postural deviations in a mixed-age university-clinic sample and examine their associations with cephalometrically defined sagittal skeletal class and facial growth pattern. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 98 individuals aged 8–62 years; 76 participants (77.6%) were adults. Foot posture was assessed with the FPI-6 and plantar footprint, global posture by sagittal-plane visual analysis, and centre-of-pressure behaviour by instrumented gait in a subsample. Associations were tested using chi-square or Fisher–Freeman–Halton exact tests, Cramér’s V, and Bonferroni-adjusted p-values. Age- and sex-adjusted continuous modelling was not possible because complete data could not be reliably reconstructed. Results: Supination was the most frequent FPI-6 category (45.9%), and 30.8% showed ideal alignment. Sagittal skeletal class was not associated with any outcome (all p ≥ 0.341; all pBonf = 1.000). Facial pattern was associated with FPI-6 in the primary analysis (exact p = 0.007; V = 0.265), but not after Bonferroni correction (pBonf = 0.070). The five-category sensitivity analysis remained significant (exact p = 0.0016; pBonf = 0.016; V = 0.353), although intermediate groups were small. Conclusions: No detectable association was found between sagittal skeletal class and foot, postural, or gait variables. The facial-pattern finding remains exploratory, and the lack of age and sex adjustment limits inference.

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Journal of Clinical Medicine
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2026-09-16
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https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15187186
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Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
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Craniofacial Morphology and Foot Posture: Prevalence of Foot and Postural Deviations and Their Association with Sagittal Skeletal Class in a Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

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Craniofacial Morphology and Foot Posture: Prevalence of Foot and Postural Deviations and Their Association with Sagittal Skeletal Class in a Cross-Sectional Clinical Study

Lidia Galán-López, Esther García Miralles, Clara Guinot‐Barona, Laura Marqués Martínez, Juan Ignacio Aura‐Tormos, Isabel Carda-Navarro, Santiago Beltrán-Megías, Paula Iborra Plaja
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Objectives: To describe foot and global postural deviations in a mixed-age university-clinic sample and examine their associations with cephalometrically defined sagittal skeletal class and facial growth pattern. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 98 individuals aged 8–62 years; 76 participants (77.6%) were adults. Foot posture was assessed with the FPI-6 and plantar footprint, global posture by sagittal-plane visual analysis, and centre-of-pressure behaviour by instrumented gait in a subsample. Associations were tested using chi-square or Fisher–Freeman–Halton exact tests, Cramér’s V, and Bonferroni-adjusted p-values. Age- and sex-adjusted continuous modelling was not possible because complete data could not be reliably reconstructed. Results: Supination was the most frequent FPI-6 category (45.9%), and 30.8% showed ideal alignment. Sagittal skeletal class was not associated with any outcome (all p ≥ 0.341; all pBonf = 1.000). Facial pattern was associated with FPI-6 in the primary analysis (exact p = 0.007; V = 0.265), but not after Bonferroni correction (pBonf = 0.070). The five-category sensitivity analysis remained significant (exact p = 0.0016; pBonf = 0.016; V = 0.353), although intermediate groups were small. Conclusions: No detectable association was found between sagittal skeletal class and foot, postural, or gait variables. The facial-pattern finding remains exploratory, and the lack of age and sex adjustment limits inference.

Journal of Clinical MedicineVol. 15(18)
Universitat de València (ES), Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr (ES)
Openalex Percentile: Top 4%
Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
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