Prevalence and risk factors of poor posture in school children in the Czech Republic.

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and the main risk factors of poor posture in school children in the Czech Republic.

Methods: The cross-sectional study examined representative sample of children aged 7, 11, and 15 years in the year 2003. From the overall number of 3600 children, 3520 (97.