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Postural control and balance in a cohort of healthy people living in Europe: An observational study
Antonino BiancoAntonio PaoliGiuseppe MessinaAntonio PalmaNeşe ŞAhinDamir SekulicAntonino PattiPierre Marie GageyAngelo Iovanesubject
MalePercentileAgingpostural controlCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineReference ValuesPostural Balance80 and overMedicineAge FactorReference ValueYoung adultChildPostural BalanceAged 80 and over6600balance ; normative data ; normative values ; postural control ; posturographyMedicine (all)posturographyAge FactorsGeneral MedicineMiddle Agednormative dataHealthy VolunteerHealthy VolunteersEuropenormative valuesVestibular Function TestCohortFemaleHumanResearch ArticleCohort studyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyBiometryAdolescentPostureObservational Study03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultPhysical medicine and rehabilitationAdolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Aging; Biometry; Child; Cohort Studies; Europe; Female; Healthy Volunteers; Humans; Least-Squares Analysis; Male; Middle Aged; Posture; Reference Values; Vestibular Function Tests; Young Adult; Postural Balance; Medicine (all)HumansLeast-Squares AnalysisBalance (ability)AgedLeast-Squares AnalysiSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportivebusiness.industryPosturographybalance030229 sport sciencesVestibular Function TestsObservational studyCohort Studiebusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerydescription
Abstract In the past 20 years, posturography has been widely used in the medical field. This observational study aimed to report the values derived from posturography of a wide set of healthy subjects from various European countries using a plantar pressure platform and a standardized method of measurement. A random cluster sampling of 914 healthy subjects aged between 7.0 and 85.99 years, stratified by age, was carried out. To provide percentile values of our cohort, data were processed to obtain 3 curves corresponding to the following percentiles: 25th, 50th, 75th, and the interquartile range. Distance-weighted least squares method was used to represent the percentile on appropriate graphs. In our sample, the balance to improve with age, up to approximately 45 years, but the trend to reverse with older age. The data show that the oscillations on the sagittal plane (y-mean) change with advancing age. Young people had more retro-podalic support than older people; the balance shifted forward in elderly people. As the study included a relatively large quantity of data collected using a standardized protocol, these results could be used as normative values of posturography for similar populations. On the basis of this data, correct diagnostic clues will be available to clinicians and professionals in the field. However, further studies are needed to confirm our findings.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
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| 2018-01-01 |