Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7163
Title: Balance performance, aging and falling: A comparative study based on a Turkish sample
Authors: Aslan, Ummuhan Baş
Cavlak, Uğur
Yagcı, Nesrin
Akdag, B.
Keywords: Balance performance (BP)
BP and aging
Gender-dependence of BP
adult
age distribution
aged
aging
article
balance impairment
body equilibrium
comparative study
falling
female
human
male
middle aged
priority journal
sex difference
Accidental Falls
Age Factors
Aged
Aging
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gait
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal Equilibrium
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Turkey
Abstract: The effects of aging and gender on balance performance (BP) among ambulatory adults were investigated in the current work. If there was a relation between the BP and a history of falling, this was also detected. Two hundred and forty ambulatory subjects were divided into two groups depending on their age: (1) 125 middle-aged subjects (50-64 years); (2) 115 elderly subjects (65-75). The functional reach (FR) test, the timed up and go (TUG) test, the sit to stand (STS) test and the step test (ST) were used to evaluate the BP. The fall rate (1-2 in the last year) was 8% for the middle-aged group and was 13.9% for the elderly group. Middle-aged adults had better scores on all tests in comparison to the elderly people. There have been differences found between genders regarding the BP in both groups, except the FR scores in the middle-aged group. The FR distance of the faller subjects was rather low in comparison to non-faller elderly subjects. However, there were no significant differences between the faller and non-faller subjects in both groups regarding other tests' scores. The results of this study indicate that aging affects the BP year by year. The information in this paper can provide normative data to be used as a comparison to clinically obtained information. © 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/7163
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2007.05.003
ISSN: 0167-4943
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