Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Postural Balance

Greve, Júlia Maria D’Andréa; Alonso, Angélica Castilho; Bordini, Ana Carolina P.G.; Camanho, Gilberto Luís

doi:10.1590/s1807-59322007000600010

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“…Significant alteration of these circumference and width dimensions of the females with posterior balance strategy might be responsible for adoption of aforementioned hip strategy instead of ankle strategy as both of these also contribute to peripheral increase of total body fat and weight. The previous literature [27,31,32] supports the poor balance with the significant increase in BMI confining to the obese category whereas in contrary to that, the mean BMI of posterior balance strategy female in our study falls within the overweight category. The higher percentage of body fat in Asians at lower BMI [33,34] as well as an increased prevalence of truncal fat, might be the reason behind the presentation of posterior type instead of ideal sagittal neutral balance strategy [35].…”

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Association of Anthropometric Characteristics to Static Sagittal Postural Balance Strategy in Healthy Young Adults

Vats¹,

Meena²

2017

International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research

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Background and purpose: Associations of a positive sagittal postural imbalance with pain, physical disability and reduced health-related quality of life have emerged as the predictor of clinical symptoms. Limits of postural stability in sagittal standing are set by mechanical factors that include both individual and environmental characteristics. The variability of individual anthropometric characteristics and body dimensions may be considered to affect the selection of motor strategies that people use to maintain standing balance control. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the association of anthropometric characteristics with static sagittal postural balance strategy in healthy young adults Methodology: Total of 239 healthy under graduate collegiate students aged 18-25 years were randomly screened. Individual's anthropometric characteristics were measured in accordance with ISAK standards. The Indices of BMI (Kg/m 2 ), upper body height to lower body height ratio (UBH/LBH ratio); waist to hip circumference ratio (WC/HC ratio); bi-acromial to bi-iliocristal width ratio (BA/BI ratio) were calculated. Static sagittal postural Balance strategy (Anterior; neutral; posterior) was analyzed using lateral postural analysis. Individual anthropometric characteristics were compared among the three types of sagittal postural balance strategy. Results: Gender specific analysis revealed that the anthropometric characteristics like weight (WT); BMI; WC; HC and BI in females are significantly associated with the shift of neutral balance strategy towards the sagittal posterior direction whereas anterior strategy, being most prevalent in both the genders is not associated with any anthropometric characteristics. Conclusions: Higher BMI; weight; biacromial width (BA); waist (WC) and hip circumference (HC) were the significant determinants of sagittal posterior balance strategy among female adults. We suggest that assessment of an individuals anthropometric characteristics and adopted sagittal standing postural strategy in clinical set up can improve the insight in designing the therapeutic strategies by directing the intervention approach towards the modifiable body characteristics.

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Association of Anthropometric Characteristics to Static Sagittal Postural Balance Strategy in Healthy Young Adults

Vats¹,

Meena²

2017

International Journal of Therapies and Rehabilitation Research

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“…There are other factors that might also increase a risk of falling, for example, sarcopenia (muscle wasting) and dynapenia (muscular strength loss), have been observed in these populations, and this contributes to the deterioration in physical capacity (Baumgartner et al 1998;Cruz-Jentof et al 2010;Clark and Manini 2010;Visser 2011). The effect of obesity on balance control has been previously observed and described elsewhere (McGraw et al 2000;Maffiuletti et al 2005;Greve et al 2007;Teasdale et al 2007;Menegoni et al 2009;Handrigan et al 2010), and the original contribution of this study is the demonstration of the added effect of obesity on balance control in older women aged 65-80 years old. Furthermore, despite the observed differences in balance control, it is important to note that these individuals were living independently.…”

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The impact of obesity on balance control in community-dwelling older women

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Handrigan

Corbeil

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Older individuals have impaired balance control, particularly those that are frail and/or have sensory deprivations. Obese individuals show faster body sway during upright stance than normal weight individuals, suggesting that they also have difficulty controlling balance even if they do not have the same sensory issues as the older people. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine if obesity is associated to a decreased balance control in older women. Postural sway of normal weight (n 015, age070.8±5.5 years; BMI022.2±1.9 kg/m 2 ), overweight (n 015, age 071.7 ± 4.3 years; BMI 027.3 ± 1.3 kg/m 2 ), and obese (n015, age071.1±4.3 years; BMI033.1±3.4 kg/m 2 ) women was measured with a force platform for normal quiet stance lasting for 30 s in opened and closed eyes conditions. The obese group oscillated at a faster speed than the normal weight group (vision 0.99 ± 0.29 cm/s vs. 0.70 ± 0.16 cm/s, p<0.01; no vision 1.43± 0.50 cm/s vs. 0.87±0.23 cm/s, p<0.01). The obese group exhibited greater range in both axes without vision compared to the normal weight group (p<0.05). When observing sway density parameters, the obese group also spent less time in stability zones (2 mm radius area in which the center of pressure is relatively stable), and the distance between these stability zones are greater than the normal weight group in both visual conditions (p< 0.01 and p<0.05, respectively). Obesity clearly affects postural control in older women. Our results suggest that obesity has a negative impact on the capacity of older woman to adequately use proprioceptive information for posture control. As postural instability or balance control deficits are identified as a risk factor for falling, our results also suggest that obesity in older women could be considered as another potential contributing factor for falling.

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“…The current study showed significant relationships between body composition indexes and almost all stabilometric variables measured. Some authors also showed a positive correlation between body adiposity and body balance control 6,24 . Interestingly, almost one third of our participants had a BMI consistent with overweight or obesity; it is possible that fat accumulation and body mass increases can causes a center of pressure displacement, which can generate loss of stability mechanisms 6 .…”

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Relationship between body balance, lung function, nutritional status and functional capacity in adults with cystic fibrosis

Penafortes¹,

Guimarães²,

Moço³

et al. 2013

Braz. J. Phys. Ther.

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| Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary condition in which lung disease affects all patients. In addition to pulmonary involvement, the multisystemic components of CF cause significant physical limitations. However, the impact of lung function on balance control in CF has not been studied. Objective: To assess body balance in adults with CF and to test its possible associations with lung function, nutritional status, and functional capacity. Method: This was a cross-sectional study in which 14 adults with CF underwent pulmonary function testing (spirometry, body plethysmography, and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (DLco), respiratory muscle strength, 6-min walking distance (6MWD), Berg balance scale (BBS), nutritional analysis (body mass index and bioelectrical impedance), and stabilometry. Body balance was quantified using stabilometry; all participants performed the following two trials: opened base, eyes open (OBEO); closed base, eyes closed (CBEC). Results: In stabilometry, the median for the lateral range and anterior-posterior range in the CBEC trial was 0.10 (0.08-0.11) and 0.13 (0.11-0.22), respectively (p<0.05). The maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) correlated inversely with the lateral standard deviation (ρ=-0.61; p<0.05) as the DLco correlated positively with the anterior-posterior range (ρ=0.54; p<0.05). There were significant relationships between body composition indexes and almost all stabilometric variables measured. There were no relationships of the BBS and 6MWD with the stabilometric variables. Conclusions: In adults with CF, imbalance occurs mainly in the anterior-posterior direction and is especially associated with body composition.Keywords: cystic fibrosis; rehabilitation; respiratory function tests; postural balance; psychomotor performance; nutrition assessment. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLEPenafortes JTS, Guimarães FS, Ribeiro Moço VJ, Almeida VP, Menezes SLS, Lopes AJ. Relationship between body balance, lung function, nutritional status and functional capacity in adults with cystic fibrosis. Braz J Phys Ther. 2013 Sept-Oct; 17(5):450-457. http://dx

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Correlation Between Body Mass Index and Postural Balance

Cited by 166 publications

References 9 publications

Association of Anthropometric Characteristics to Static Sagittal Postural Balance Strategy in Healthy Young Adults

Association of Anthropometric Characteristics to Static Sagittal Postural Balance Strategy in Healthy Young Adults

The impact of obesity on balance control in community-dwelling older women

Relationship between body balance, lung function, nutritional status and functional capacity in adults with cystic fibrosis

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