Comparison of the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Motor Function in Non-Elderly and Elderly Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Participants
2.2. Visual Acuity
2.3. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
2.4. Examination of Motor Function
2.4.1. Back Muscle Strength
2.4.2. Gait Speed
2.4.3. Stabilometry
2.5. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Non-Elderly Participants
3.2. Elderly Participants
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Total (n = 295) | Non-Elderly (n = 140) | Elderly (n = 155) | |
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Visual acuity (N/L) | 207/88 | 105/35 | 102/53 |
Male/female | 117/178 | 45/95 | 72/83 |
Age (yrs) | 63.7 ± 9.7 | 55.6 ± 6.7 | 71.1 ± 5.1 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.7 ± 3.6 | 23.8 ± 3.8 | 23.6 ± 3.4 |
BFP (%) | 29.2 ± 7.6 | 30.5 ± 7.6 | 28.0 ± 7.4 |
SMI (kg/m2) | 6.81 ± 1.04 | 6.79 ± 1.04 | 6.82 ± 1.05 |
Back muscle strength (kg) | 81.1 ± 32.7 | 81.0 ± 33.8 | 81.3 ± 31.9 |
Gait speed (m/s) | 2.06 ± 0.35 | 2.14 ± 0.34 | 2.00 ± 0.34 |
Length of COP sway (eyes open) (cm/s) | 1.63 ± 0.55 | 1.47 ± 0.42 | 1.77 ± 0.61 |
Length of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm/s) | 2.04 ± 0.93 | 1.86 ± 0.8 | 2.22 ± 1.01 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes open) (cm2) | 2.64 ± 1.51 | 2.50 ± 1.38 | 2.77 ± 1.61 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm2) | 3.22 ± 2.43 | 2.99 ± 2.27 | 3.44 ± 2.56 |
Non-Elderly | N (n = 105) | L (n = 35) | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
Male/female | 35/70 | 10/25 | 0.679 |
Age (yrs) | 55.4 ± 6.8 | 56.4 ± 6.4 | 0.424 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.6 ± 3.7 | 24.3 ± 4.0 | 0.381 |
BFP (%) | 30.1 ± 7.7 | 31.9 ± 7.5 | 0.214 |
SMI (kg/m2) | 6.79 ± 1.04 | 6.79 ± 1.03 | 0.996 |
Back muscle strength (kg) | 84.4 ± 34.5 | 70.8 ± 30.1 | 0.043 * |
Gait speed (m/s) | 2.17 ± 0.36 | 2.05 ± 0.26 | 0.05 |
Length of COP sway (eyes open) (cm/s) | 1.45 ± 0.43 | 1.54 ± 0.40 | 0.294 |
Length of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm/s) | 1.84 ± 0.79 | 1.90 ± 0.83 | 0.712 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes open) (cm2) | 2.37 ± 1.36 | 2.88 ± 1.37 | 0.068 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm2) | 2.92 ± 2.27 | 3.18 ± 2.29 | 0.572 |
Non-Elderly | B | SE | Wald | df | p | Exp (B) | 95% CI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | −2.11 | 0.867 | 5.921 | 1 | 0.015 * | 0.121 | 0.022–0.663 |
Age | 0.017 | 0.037 | 0.208 | 1 | 0.648 | 1.017 | 0.946–1.094 |
BMI | 0.044 | 0.061 | 0.524 | 1 | 0.469 | 1.045 | 0.927–1.178 |
Back muscle strength | −0.041 | 0.014 | 9.081 | 1 | 0.003 * | 0.960 | 0.934–0.986 |
Elderly | N (n = 102) | L (n = 53) | p Value |
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Male/female | 48/54 | 24/29 | 0.866 |
Age (yrs) | 70.4 ± 4.2 | 72.4 ± 6.2 | 0.037 * |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2 ± 3.4 | 24.2 ± 3.5 | 0.088 |
BFP (%) | 27.4 ± 7.0 | 29.1 ± 8.0 | 0.206 |
SMI (kg/m2) | 6.83 ± 1.03 | 6.81 ± 1.10 | 0.919 |
Back muscle strength (kg) | 81.1 ± 32.0 | 81.5 ± 32.1 | 0.947 |
Gait speed (m/s) | 2.06 ± 0.32 | 1.87 ± 0.36 | 0.002 * |
Length of COP sway (eyes open) (cm/s) | 1.76 ± 0.54 | 1.80 ± 0.72 | 0.743 |
Length of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm/s) | 2.21 ± 0.94 | 2.23 ± 1.15 | 0.901 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes open) (cm2) | 2.73 ± 1.51 | 2.86 ± 1.78 | 0.653 |
Surrounding area of COP sway (eyes closed) (cm2) | 3.24 ± 2.32 | 3.79 ± 2.93 | 0.243 |
Elderly | B | SE | Wald | df | p | Exp (B) | 95% CI |
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Sex | −0.274 | 0.417 | 0.431 | 1 | 0.511 | 0.76 | 0.336–1.722 |
Age | 0.065 | 0.038 | 2.865 | 1 | 0.091 | 1.067 | 0.990–1.150 |
BMI | 0.035 | 0.057 | 0.373 | 1 | 0.541 | 1.036 | 0.925–1.159 |
Gait speed | −1.995 | 0.689 | 8.377 | 1 | 0.004 * | 0.136 | 0.035–0.525 |
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Ito, S.; Nakashima, H.; Machino, M.; Segi, N.; Ishizuka, S.; Takegami, Y.; Takeuchi, J.; Ouchida, J.; Hasegawa, Y.; Imagama, S. Comparison of the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Motor Function in Non-Elderly and Elderly Adults. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 2008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052008
Ito S, Nakashima H, Machino M, Segi N, Ishizuka S, Takegami Y, Takeuchi J, Ouchida J, Hasegawa Y, Imagama S. Comparison of the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Motor Function in Non-Elderly and Elderly Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(5):2008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052008
Chicago/Turabian StyleIto, Sadayuki, Hiroaki Nakashima, Masaaki Machino, Naoki Segi, Shinya Ishizuka, Yasuhiko Takegami, Jun Takeuchi, Jun Ouchida, Yukiharu Hasegawa, and Shiro Imagama. 2023. "Comparison of the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Motor Function in Non-Elderly and Elderly Adults" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 5: 2008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052008
APA StyleIto, S., Nakashima, H., Machino, M., Segi, N., Ishizuka, S., Takegami, Y., Takeuchi, J., Ouchida, J., Hasegawa, Y., & Imagama, S. (2023). Comparison of the Relationship between Visual Acuity and Motor Function in Non-Elderly and Elderly Adults. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(5), 2008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12052008