Posture and Body Composition in Gen Z Adolescent

T.C. ORDU ÜNİVERSİTESİ

Status: Completed

Conditions: Posture Disorders in Children

Treatments: Other: No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07124026

2020-18

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to explore the relationship between posture and body composition in adolescents from Generation Z (born between 2002 and 2005). It was conducted as a cross-sectional study at a high school in Ankara, Turkey. A total of 572 students between the ages of 14 and 17 were included.

Researchers used photographic analysis to measure head, neck, and shoulder posture, as well as a digital inclinometer to assess the curvature of the upper spine (thoracic kyphosis). Body composition-such as body fat percentage, fat-free mass, and body mass index (BMI)-was evaluated using a bioelectrical impedance analyzer.

All participants and their parents provided informed consent. After data collection, participants attended an educational seminar about posture and healthy habits. The study was approved by the Gazi University Ethics Committee and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Enrollment: 572 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 14 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents born between 2002-2005.
• No history of spinal surgery, neurological, or musculoskeletal disorders.

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of congenital/post-traumatic spinal deformities.
• Inability to stand independently for measurements.

Trial design

572 participants in 3 patient groups

Underweight Group

Description:

BMI-for-age \< 5th percentile

Treatment:

Other: No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Normal Weight Group

Description:

BMI-for-age between 5th-85th percentile

Treatment:

Other: No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Overweight Group

Description:

BMI-for-age ≥ 85th percentile

Treatment:

Other: No Intervention: Observational Cohort