FREQUENCY OF OBESITY AND SPINAL COLUMN DEFORMITIES IN PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

AIM. The aim of the present study was to record the Body Mass Index (BMI), as well as the percentages of overweight and obese Primary and High School schoolchildren. Percentages of kyphosis and scoliosis were also obtained. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The sample of the study consisted of 493 children 6-16 years old, who attend elementary school, Gymnasium and Lyceum in Stylida, Lamia during the years 2001-2006. The study took place at Health Centers during the annual examination of personal health cards. RESULTS. Probable Scoliosis was present in