The relationship between postural control by instrumented assessment and adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review
Authors' conclusion
Most outcomes reported increasing adiposity to be associated with poorer postural control. Clinicians are encouraged to screen children and adolescents with excess adiposity for postural control deficits using challenging test conditions.
Study context
- Population
- Otherwise healthy children and adolescents of varying weight status, with an adiposity measure analysed against instrumented postural control53 articles
- Participants
- 8,509 children
- Outcome
- Associations between adiposity and instrumentally assessed postural control
Methodological detailsPROSPERO-registered, PRISMA-reported, McMaster critical appraisal, FORM framework synthesis, Six electronic databases searched from inception to November 2024; grey literature December 2024 to January 2025, 5624 database articles and seven grey literature records screened
- PROSPERO-registered
- PRISMA-reported
- McMaster critical appraisal
- FORM framework synthesis
- Six electronic databases searched from inception to November 2024; grey literature December 2024 to January 2025
- 5624 database articles and seven grey literature records screened
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Association of higher adiposity with postural control
Higher adiposity associated with impaired postural control
31 studies
No/unclear associations
13 studies
Higher adiposity associated with improved postural control
9 studies
Further pooled results
FORM overall grade of recommendation
- FORM overall grade
- C-satisfactory
Original publication
The relationship between postural control by instrumented assessment and adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review. Int J Obes (Lond). Published 19 November 2025. doi:10.
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