Inter-gender differences of balance indicators in persons 60&amp;ndash;90 years of age

Puszczałowska-Lizis, Ewa; Bujas, Przemysław; Jandziś, Sławomir; Omorczyk, Jarosław; Žák, Marek

doi:10.2147/cia.s157182

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“…Opposite results were found when analyzing balance, as females showed a similar decrease in all age groups, while for males the decline was not linear with the OLDER males (≥75 years) showing larger decreases when compared to the YOUNGER males (65-69.9 years). Our results are in line with those of Puszczaloska-Lizis et al [33], who compared different balance-related variables in males and females of three different age groups (60-69 years, 70-79 years and 80-90 years). Although the researchers did not evaluate the differences between age groups within sexes, they did find that most of the statistically significant sex-related differences were observed for the 70-79 and 80 to 90 year groups (favoring the female group), which would correspond with the OLDER group of the present study, suggesting that the decline in postural stability is steeper in men than in women.…”

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The Effects of Age, Organized Physical Activity and Sedentarism on Fitness in Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

Gómez-Bruton

Navarrete-Villanueva

Pérez‐Gómez

et al. 2020

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The aims of the present study were (1) to describe the changes in physical fitness during an 8 year follow-up in a large sample of Spanish adults aged 65 or over that are initially engaged in organized physical activity (OPA), (2) to compare fitness changes according to different age groups (65 to 69 vs. 70 to 74 vs. ≥75 years-old), (3) to evaluate the independent and combined effects of changes in OPA engagement and sitting time (ST) on physical fitness. A total of 642 (147 males) non-institutionalized over 65 years-old participants completed the EXERNET battery fitness tests and completed a validated questionnaire from which information regarding OPA and ST were collected. All participants completed evaluations in 2008–2009 and in 2016–2017. An impairment of fitness-related variables happens after 65 years of age in both males and females, with the older participants (≥75), showing the largest decreases. Males who continued performing OPA demonstrated lower decreases in balance, leg flexibility and agility when compared to those who stopped performing OPA during the follow-up. Females who continued performing OPA demonstrated lower decreases of all variables except for balance when compared to those who stopped performing OPA during the follow-up.

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The Effects of Age, Organized Physical Activity and Sedentarism on Fitness in Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

Gómez-Bruton

Navarrete-Villanueva

Pérez‐Gómez

et al. 2020

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“…This is the only factor that could explain our results. Comorbidity, medication or socioeconomic differences, other important-factors mentioned in the literature as responsible for poor balance [ 29 – 31 ] should not be taken into account in our present work because we selected for healthy subjects, unhealthy were excluded, and they were mostly couples with a similar socioeconomic status. Nevertheless, despite the oral report of physical activity, due to the absence of a systematic collection of this information through self-reports or administered scales, we consider that one should take with caution the interpretation that the differences in balance score between genders is due to differences in levels of physical activity.…”

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“…We want to highlight these results, which lead us to ask ourselves if better balance in independent elderly people who have no history of a recent fall is linked to gender. There is no consensus in the literature: some studies did not find them, while others observed indeed lower levels of postural stability and balance for men [ 29 – 31 ].…”

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Validity and reliability testing of the Spanish version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in healthy community-dwelling elderly

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Background The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) and its abbreviated version, the Mini-BESTest are clinical examination of balance impairment, but its psychometric properties have not yet been tested in European Spanish. We aimed to assess the psychometric properties of BESTest and Mini-BESTest in Spanish in community-dwelling elderly people. Methods We designed a cross-sectional transcultural adaptation and validation study. Convenience sample of thirty (N-30) adults aged 65 to 89 years old without balance problems were recruited. Two physiotherapists assessed participants at the same time. Internal consistency of Spanish BESTest and Mini-BESTest was carried out by obtaining the Cronbach Alpha. The reproducibility between raters was studied with the Intraclass Correlation Coefficient. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated by comparing the relationship between the BESTest, mini-BESTest, Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I). Results BESTest and Mini-BESTest showed good internal consistency. BESTest and Mini-BESTest total scores showed an excellent inter-rater agreement. There was a significant correlation between total score of the BESTest and the Mini-BESTest (r = 0.65; p < 0.001). BESTest had a moderate association with BBS and a strong association with FES-I. Mini-BESTest had a fair correlation with BBS and FES-I. Total scores obtained by women at BESTest and at Mini-BESTest were significantly lower than those reached by men. The differences observed in all the test when disaggregating data by sex require further research. Conclusions Spanish versions of BESTest and Mini-BESTest are comprehensible for new raters. They are reliable tools to provide information on which particular balance systems show impairment in community dwelling older adults. Elderly women had a worse quality of balance and a greater perception of their risk of falling. Trial registration This study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with NCT 03403218 on 2018/01/17.

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“…Previous research on CTSIB showed no differences between males and females [6]. Some other studies, however, have shown sex differences [14][15][16][17]. The problem of postural control and aging may be more related to the complexity of postural sway than to any single factor, however [18].…”

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Differences in Responses on the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance on Medium Firm and Medium Density Foam in Healthy Controls and Patients with Vestibular Disorders

Cohen

Sangi‐Haghpeykar

2020

Biomed Hub

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Purpose: To determine whether foam density affects modified Romberg balance test performance. Materials and Methods: Controls and patients with vestibular disorders performed Romberg tests on medium and medium firm foam, with their eyes closed and the head still and moving in yaw and pitch. The trial duration and number of head movements were measured. Results: Subjects aged > 60 years performed longer and with more head movements on medium firm foam than on medium foam. Older controls did not differ between medium firm and medium foam. Older patients had higher scores on head-still and head-yaw trials on medium firm foam versus medium foam but pitch trials did not differ. Females, controls, and patients had longer trial durations and more head movements on medium firm foam than on medium density foam; male controls did not differ by foam density. Male patients differed in Many clinicians use unstable foam to test standing balance. Although norms were developed using a particular type of continuously compliant medium density foam, clinicians often use other types of foam. We tested healthy adults and adults with vestibular (inner ear) disorders on the type of medium density foam used to develop the norms and on medium firm foam, which is less compliant. When the dependent measure was trial duration (s), scores were different on the 2 types of foam. Therefore, if balance scores are going to be compared to published norms, then balance tests should be given on the same type of foam with which the norms were developed.

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Inter-gender differences of balance indicators in persons 60–90 years of age

Cited by 40 publications

References 32 publications

The Effects of Age, Organized Physical Activity and Sedentarism on Fitness in Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

The Effects of Age, Organized Physical Activity and Sedentarism on Fitness in Older Adults: An 8-Year Longitudinal Study

Validity and reliability testing of the Spanish version of the BESTest and mini-BESTest in healthy community-dwelling elderly

Differences in Responses on the Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance on Medium Firm and Medium Density Foam in Healthy Controls and Patients with Vestibular Disorders

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