Age-related differences in stair descent balance control: Are women more prone to falls than men?
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15510%2F21%3A73603721" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15510/21:73603721 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244990" target="_blank" >https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244990</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244990" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0244990</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Age-related differences in stair descent balance control: Are women more prone to falls than men?
Original language description
Stair descent is one of the most common forms of daily locomotion and concurrently one of the most challenging and hazardous daily activities performed by older adults. Thus, sufficient attention should be devoted to this locomotion and to the factors that affect it. This study investigates gender and age-related differences in balance control during and after stair descent on a foam mat. Forty-seven older adults (70% women) and 38 young adults (58% women) performed a descent from one step onto a foam mat. Anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) centre of pressure velocity (CoP) and standard deviation of the CoP sway were investigated during stair descent and restabilization. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed the main effects of age for the first 5 s of restabilization. Older women exhibited significantly higher values of CoP sway and velocity in both directions compared to the younger individuals (CoP SDAP5, 55%; CoP SDML5, 30%; CoP VAP5, 106%; CoP VML5, 75%). Men achieved significantly higher values of CoP sway and velocity only in the AP direction compared to their younger counterparts (CoP SDAP5, 50% and CoP VAP5, 79%). These findings suggest that with advancing age, men are at higher risk of forward falls, whereas women are at higher risk of forward and sideways falls.
Czech name
—
Czech description
—
Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
—
OECD FORD branch
30306 - Sport and fitness sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GJ18-16107Y" target="_blank" >GJ18-16107Y: Postural stability and its relationship to the muscle strength of selected muscle groups</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS One
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
—
Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
11
Pages from-to
1-11
UT code for WoS article
000608044300014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85099469254