Balance performance, aging and falling: A comparative study based on a Turkish sample
Balance performance, aging and falling: A comparative study based on a Turkish sample
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DOI：
10.1016/j.archger.2007.05.003
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发表时间：
2008-05-01
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4
通讯作者：
Akdag, Beyza
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作者：
Aslan, Ummuhan Bas;Cavlak, Ugur;Akdag, Beyza
目前的工作调查了老龄化和性别对步行成年人平衡能力（BP）的影响。如果血压与跌倒史之间存在关联，也会检测到这一点。 240名流动受试者根据年龄分为两组：（1）125名中年受试者（50-64岁）；（2）125名中年受试者（50-64岁）； (2)115名老年受试者(65-75岁)。采用功能伸展（FR）测试、计时起立（TUG）测试、坐立（STS）测试和踏步测试（ST）来评估血压。跌倒率（去年1-2次）中年组为8%，老年组为13.9%。与老年人相比，中年人在所有测试中的得分都更高。除中年组的 FR 评分外，两组的血压在性别上均存在差异。与非跌倒的老年受试者相比，跌倒受试者的 FR 距离相当低。然而，两组中跌倒者和非跌倒者之间的其他测试分数没有显着差异。这项研究的结果表明，衰老逐年影响血压。本文中的信息可以提供规范数据，用于与临床获得的信息进行比较。 (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 保留所有权利。
The effects of aging and gender on balance performance (BP) among ambulatory adults were investigated in the current work. If there was a relation between the BP and a history of falling, this was also detected. Two hundred and forty ambulatory subjects were divided into two groups depending on their age: (1) 125 middle-aged subjects (50-64 years); (2) 115 elderly subjects (65-75). The functional reach (FR) test, the timed up and go (TUG) test, the sit to stand (STS) test and the step test (ST) were used to evaluate the BP. The fall rate (1-2 in the last year) was 8% for the middle-aged group and was 13.9% for the elderly group. Middle-aged adults had better scores on all tests in comparison to the elderly people. There have been differences found between genders regarding the BP in both groups, except the FR scores in the middle-aged group. The FR distance of the faller subjects was rather low in comparison to non-faller elderly subjects. However, there were no significant differences between the faller and non-faller subjects in both groups regarding other tests' scores. The results of this study indicate that aging affects the BP year by year. The information in this paper can provide normative data to be used as a comparison to clinically obtained information. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.