Foot rotation and the risk of falls in older women: A cross-sectional study

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489502/" target="_blank" >http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7489502/</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239065" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0239065</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Foot rotation and the risk of falls in older women: A cross-sectional study

Original language description

Although previous evidence has shown that deviated foot structure and function are associated with falls, little is known of the association between foot rotations and falls in apparently healthy older adults. Therefore, the main purpose of the study was to determine the associations between foot rotation and falls. In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 120 older women (mean±SD; age 71.01±6.77 years; height 158.92±21.41 cm; weight 70.29±12.97 kg; body-mass index 26.79±4.42 kg/m2). Foot rotations were assessed by using pressure platform (Zebris manufacturer, Munich, Germany), while the risk of falls was assessed by using Downtown Fall Risk Index questionnaire. Correlations and multiple regression models were applied to calculate the associations. In unadjusted model, higher foot rotation was associated with higher risk of falls (B = 0.14, p&lt;0.001 for both feet). In a model adjusted for age, body-mass index, foot pain and fitness index, higher foot rotation remained associated with higher risk of falls (B = 0.10, p&lt;0.001 for both feet). Our study shows that older adults with higher foot rotation are at higher risk of falls. Special interventions aiming to correct for deviated foot function in older women are warranted.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30306 - Sport and fitness sciences

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PLoS One

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

1932-6203

Volume of the periodical

15

Issue of the periodical within the volume

9

Country of publishing house

AU - AUSTRALIA

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

1-7

UT code for WoS article

000572318000030

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85091051313