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The study included children aged 6\u20137 years, enrolled before and after the emergency declaration. Their body fat percentage, single-leg standing time, Gait Deviation Index score, and history of falls were compared. There were 56 and 54 children in the before and after groups, respectively. Children in the after group had a higher body fat percentage (p = 0.037), shorter single-leg standing time (p = 0.003), and a larger number of falls per month (p &lt; 0.001) than those in the before group. In the logistic regression analysis, children in the after group had a significantly shorter single-leg standing time (odds ratio (OR): 0.985, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.972\u22120.997, p = 0.013), a greater number of falls per month (OR: 1.899, 95% CI: 1.123\u22123.210, p = 0.017), and a higher body fat percentage (OR: 1.111, 95% CI: 1.016\u22121.215, p = 0.020) than those in the before group. 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