Percentiles and Reference Values for the Accelerometric Assessment of Static Balance in Women Aged 50–80 Years

Leirós-Rodríguez, Raquel; Romo-Pérez, Vicente; García-Soidán, Jose Luis; García-Liñeira, Jesús

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Percentiles and Reference Values for the Accelerometric Assessment of Static Balance in Women Aged 50–80 Years

Raquel Leirós-Rodríguez

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Vicente Romo-Pérez

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Jose Luis García-Soidán

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Jesús García-Liñeira

Faculty of Physical Therapy, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain

Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Campus a Xunqueira, s/n, 36005 Pontevedra, Spain

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Sensors 2020, 20(3), 940; https://doi.org/10.3390/s20030940

Received: 12 December 2019 / Revised: 24 January 2020 / Accepted: 6 February 2020 / Published: 10 February 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sensor Techniques and Methods for Movement Analysis)

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The identification of factors that alter postural stability is fundamental in the design of interventions to maintain independence and mobility. This is especially important for women because of their longer life expectancy and higher incidence of falls compared to men. The objective of this study was to construct the percentile box charts and determine the values of reference for the accelerometric assessment of the static balance in women. For this, an observational and cross-sectional study with a sample composed of 496 women (68.8 ± 10.4 years old) was conducted. The measurement of accelerations used a triaxial accelerometer during three tests: two tests on the ground in monopodal support and a test on a mat with monopodal support for 30 s each. In all of the variables, an increase in the magnitude of the accelerations was detected as the age advanced. The box charts of the percentiles of the tests show the amplitude of the interquartile ranges, which increased as the age advanced. The values obtained can be used to assess changes in static balance due to aging, trauma and orthopaedic and neurodegenerative alterations that may alter postural stability and increase the risk of falling. View Full-Text

Keywords: balance; biomechanical phenomena; falls; functional performance; geriatric assessment; physical therapy specialty

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Leirós-Rodríguez, R.; Romo-Pérez, V.; García-Soidán, J.L.; García-Liñeira, J. Percentiles and Reference Values for the Accelerometric Assessment of Static Balance in Women Aged 50–80 Years. Sensors 2020, 20, 940. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20030940

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Leirós-Rodríguez R, Romo-Pérez V, García-Soidán JL, García-Liñeira J. Percentiles and Reference Values for the Accelerometric Assessment of Static Balance in Women Aged 50–80 Years. Sensors. 2020; 20(3):940. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20030940

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Leirós-Rodríguez, Raquel, Vicente Romo-Pérez, Jose Luis García-Soidán, and Jesús García-Liñeira. 2020. "Percentiles and Reference Values for the Accelerometric Assessment of Static Balance in Women Aged 50–80 Years" Sensors 20, no. 3: 940. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20030940

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