© 2002 Archives of Disease in Childhood
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Do "Shufflebottoms" bottom shuffle?
Luton and Dunstable Hospital, Bedfordshire, UK
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Dr A T Fox, 48 Lansdowne Road, Stanmore, Middlesex HA7 2SA, UK;
adam.fox2{at}virgin.net
Aims: To investigate anecdotal evidence that the name "Shufflebottom" originates from the dominantly inherited characteristic of bottom shuffling.
Methods: A questionnaire based retrospective study to determine the incidence of bottom shuffling and age of first walking among those named "Shufflebottom" and a control population, of those named "Walker".
Results: There was no statistically significant difference in incidence of bottom shuffling or age at first walking, between the two groups. The incidence of bottom shuffling (21.4%) was generally higher than has been described previously and Walkers were more likely to walk later than Shufflebottoms.
Conclusion: Shufflebottoms are no more likely to bottom shuffle than other children. The origin of the surname as representing this physical characteristic cannot be confirmed.
Keywords: bottom shuffling; locomotion; surname
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Arch. Dis. Child. 2002 87: 455.
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