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Herein, we examined phenotype-specific associations between BMI and three scanner-derived foot measures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This secondary cross-sectional analysis linked project-based school foot-screening records to on-site anthropometric measurements. After linkage and quality-control exclusions, 3,292 records from six primary schools were analyzed. Record-level outcomes were moderate-to-severe flatfoot (arch index\u2009\u2265\u20090.28), mild hallux valgus (15\u00b0 to &amp;lt;30\u00b0), and moderate-to-severe hindfoot valgus (\u22654\u00b0), with positivity defined by either foot. BMI was analyzed in sample-specific quartiles and per 1 internal SD. Multivariable binary logistic regression adjusted for age, sex, and school; threshold and duplicate-identifier sensitivity analyses were performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The 3,292 records represented 3,266 unique school-student identifiers; median age was 10 years (IQR: 9\u201312), and There were 1,616 female records (49.1%). Screening prevalence was 64.3% for flatfoot, 11.5% for mild hallux valgus, and 52.8% for hindfoot valgus. Each 1-SD higher BMI (4.73\u2005kg\/m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ) was associated with higher odds of flatfoot [odds ratio (OR): 1.37, 95% CI: 1.26\u20131.49;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001] and lower odds of hindfoot valgus (OR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.76\u20130.88;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), while mild hallux valgus showed no statistically significant association (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.82\u20131.05;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.244). More stringent threshold analyses and analyses retaining one record per identifier produced materially similar BMI associations.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>BMI was positively associated with flatfoot and inversely associated with hindfoot valgus, while no significant association was observed for mild hallux valgus. These cross-sectional associations describe operational scanner-derived screening phenotypes and should not be interpreted as causal effects or clinical diagnoses. Prospective studies with documented anthropometric quality control and validated clinical or radiographic measures are needed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2026.1930830","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]],"date-time":"2026-09-09T05:58:40Z","timestamp":1788933520000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Body mass index is positively associated with flatfoot and inversely associated with hindfoot valgus in school-aged children: a cross-sectional analysis of 3,292 screening records"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Shanyuan","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]},{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dongmei","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yongxin","family":"Huo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuhang","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tianjin Delijie Medical Devices Co., Ltd.","place":["Tianjin, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hongyan","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xinyang","family":"Dong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ying","family":"Song","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weixin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bin","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Traumatology, Tangshan Second Hospital","place":["Tangshan, Hebei, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1240","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.320.7244.1240","article-title":"Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: international survey","volume":"320","author":"Cole","year":"2000","journal-title":"Br Med J"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"660","DOI":"10.2471\/blt.07.043497","article-title":"Development of a WHO growth reference for school-aged children and adolescents","volume":"85","author":"De Onis","year":"2007","journal-title":"Bull W H O"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e20151230","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2015-1230","article-title":"Pediatric pes planus: a state-of-the-art review","volume":"137","author":"Carr","year":"2016","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"21","DOI":"10.1186\/s13047-018-0264-3","article-title":"Paediatric flexible flat foot: how are we measuring it and are we getting it right? 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