ArticleBMC geriatrics2021
Characteristics of balance performance in the Chinese elderly by age and gender.
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- Efficacy of sensory-based static balance training on the balance ability, aging attitude, and perceived stress of older adults in the community: a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2024Trial
- Cognitive performance, sleep quality and physical activity as predictors of functional mobility in older adults.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
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- Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China.BMC geriatrics · 2023Article
- Validation of the Persian version of the 9-item Berg Balance Scale Among Older Iranians.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- Associations between Muscle-Tendon Morphology and Functional Movements Capacity, Flexibility, and Balance in Older Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Cha-Cha Dance Training on the Balance Ability of the Healthy Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prospective association between standing balance and cognitive function in middle-aged and older Chinese adults.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPopulation aging has been an emerging public and health concern globally. Balance performance can be applied as an indicator of functional status and a predictor of health outcomes in the elderly. However, reference data of balance performance in the elderly generated from large scale studies have been very limited. In research and geriatric assessment settings, the age and gender specific data on balance performance are indispensable prerequisites for identifying subpopulation with and at risk of impairments and subsequently implementing targeted interventions in clinics and public health to improve their balance performance.
methodsA total of 1984 elderly subjects aged 60 to 97 years from community settings in urban China were investigated. The balance performances together with 3 individual domains and 16 items were evaluated using the X16 balance testing scale.
resultsIn the elderly, with age increases each item, individual domain, and overall balance performance scores decreased gradually. Meanwhile, individual variations of individual domains and overall balance performance were all increased over age. Relative to levels of 60- years, postural stability and overall balance performance decreased significantly since 65 years old, static balance and dynamic balance capacities started to decrease significantly since 70 years old. There was no significant difference in each balance domain and overall balance performance between men and women. Across age groups, portions of individuals able to perform task 4, 8 and 11 successfully were the lowest amongst their corresponding domains static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, respectively. Similar patterns were observed in both men and women. Balance performances were categorized into poor, fair, and good groups with scores of 0 to 10, 11 to 17, and 18 to 20, respectively. With increases of age, proportions with poor and fair balance capacities elevated stably.
conclusionsIn the elderly, with advances in age, abilities of overall balance performance, individual domains of static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, and successful performances on specific tasks declined gradually and stably. The deterioration started to be obvious since 65-75 years. Men and women had similar patterns.
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