Schoolbag weight carriage in Portuguese children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study comparing possible influencing factors

• Main Authors: João Barbosa (Author), Mário C. Marques (Author), Mikel Izquierdo (Author), Henrique P. Neiva (Author), Tiago M. Barbosa (Author), Robinson Ramírez-Vélez (Author), Alicia M. Alonso-Martínez (Author), Antonio García-Hermoso (Author), Roberto Aguado-Jimenez (Author), Daniel A. Marinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Schoolbags and the consequences of carrying them, particularly those associated with overload, are often studied as a health concern. Modifications in gait and posture were reported when children carried loads that corresponded to more than 10% of their body weight (BW). The aims...