Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China
Abstract Background Identification of factors relevant to balance performance impairments in the elderly population was critical for developing effective interventions and preventions. However, there have been very limited data available based on large scale studies. The present study identified fac...
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| author | Qinghua Xia Peng Zhou Xia Li Xiaofen Li Lei Zhang Xuefei Fan Zhoulan Zhao Yu Jiang Jianhong Zhu Hongmei Wu Mengdi Zhang |
| author_facet | Qinghua Xia Peng Zhou Xia Li Xiaofen Li Lei Zhang Xuefei Fan Zhoulan Zhao Yu Jiang Jianhong Zhu Hongmei Wu Mengdi Zhang |
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| description | Abstract Background Identification of factors relevant to balance performance impairments in the elderly population was critical for developing effective interventions and preventions. However, there have been very limited data available based on large scale studies. The present study identified factors that independently contributed to performance impairments in overall balance, domains of static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, and individual items. Methods A total of 1984 community-dwelling Chinese elderly from urban areas of Shanghai were recruited. Information on demographic characteristic, exercise, and health status were collected with a face-to-face interview. Balance performances were assessed on site by trained investigators based on the X16 balance testing scale. To identify the effectors, ordinal logistic regression analysis was applied for overall balance, static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance. Binary logistic regression analysis was used for 16 items. Results The community-dwelling elderly residents were aged from 60 to 97 years old. With increases of age, risks of impairments in overall balance increased gradually (ORs from 1.26 to 3.20, all P < 0.01). In the elderly with overweight and obesity, there was higher proportion of balance impairments compared to the elderly with normal BMI (OR = 1.26, P < 0.001). Regular exercise every week was associated with reduced risks of balance impairments (ORs from 0.63 to 0.73, all P < 0.001). Presences with vision lesion (ORs from 1.28 to 1.59, all P < 0.001), moderate hearing impairment (OR = 1.54, P < 0.001), somesthesis dysfunction (ORs from 1.59 to 13.26, all P < 0.001), and cerebrovascular disease (OR = 1.45, P = 0.001) were related to increased risks of balance impairments. Likewise, age, exercise, vision, hearing, somesthesis, and cerebrovascular disease were significantly associated with static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance. Both overweight and obesity and underweight were associated with higher proportions of dynamic balance impairments. Regular exercise was significantly related to reduced risks of impairments in 15 out of the 16 items. Conclusions In the elderly, age, overweight and obesity, exercise, vision, hearing, somesthesia, and cerebrovascular disease were dominant factors associated with impairments in overall balance, domains of static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, and most individual items. Trial registration Not applicable. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-070c93e02bb24eb0b7d0446b8b24516d2023-11-26T14:10:32ZengBMCBMC Geriatrics1471-23182023-09-0123111810.1186/s12877-023-04219-zFactors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban ChinaQinghua Xia0Peng Zhou1Xia Li2Xiaofen Li3Lei Zhang4Xuefei Fan5Zhoulan Zhao6Yu Jiang7Jianhong Zhu8Hongmei Wu9Mengdi Zhang10Changning Center for Disease Control and PreventionChangning Center for Disease Control and PreventionLonghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityChangning Center for Disease Control and PreventionInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityChangning Center for Disease Control and PreventionInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityInstitute of Nutrition and Diseases, Department of Preventive Medicine, Wenzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background Identification of factors relevant to balance performance impairments in the elderly population was critical for developing effective interventions and preventions. However, there have been very limited data available based on large scale studies. The present study identified factors that independently contributed to performance impairments in overall balance, domains of static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, and individual items. Methods A total of 1984 community-dwelling Chinese elderly from urban areas of Shanghai were recruited. Information on demographic characteristic, exercise, and health status were collected with a face-to-face interview. Balance performances were assessed on site by trained investigators based on the X16 balance testing scale. To identify the effectors, ordinal logistic regression analysis was applied for overall balance, static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance. Binary logistic regression analysis was used for 16 items. Results The community-dwelling elderly residents were aged from 60 to 97 years old. With increases of age, risks of impairments in overall balance increased gradually (ORs from 1.26 to 3.20, all P < 0.01). In the elderly with overweight and obesity, there was higher proportion of balance impairments compared to the elderly with normal BMI (OR = 1.26, P < 0.001). Regular exercise every week was associated with reduced risks of balance impairments (ORs from 0.63 to 0.73, all P < 0.001). Presences with vision lesion (ORs from 1.28 to 1.59, all P < 0.001), moderate hearing impairment (OR = 1.54, P < 0.001), somesthesis dysfunction (ORs from 1.59 to 13.26, all P < 0.001), and cerebrovascular disease (OR = 1.45, P = 0.001) were related to increased risks of balance impairments. Likewise, age, exercise, vision, hearing, somesthesis, and cerebrovascular disease were significantly associated with static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance. Both overweight and obesity and underweight were associated with higher proportions of dynamic balance impairments. Regular exercise was significantly related to reduced risks of impairments in 15 out of the 16 items. Conclusions In the elderly, age, overweight and obesity, exercise, vision, hearing, somesthesia, and cerebrovascular disease were dominant factors associated with impairments in overall balance, domains of static balance, postural stability, and dynamic balance, and most individual items. Trial registration Not applicable.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04219-zElderlyCommunity-dwellingBalanceStatic balancePostural stabilityDynamic balance |
| spellingShingle | Qinghua Xia Peng Zhou Xia Li Xiaofen Li Lei Zhang Xuefei Fan Zhoulan Zhao Yu Jiang Jianhong Zhu Hongmei Wu Mengdi Zhang Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China BMC Geriatrics Elderly Community-dwelling Balance Static balance Postural stability Dynamic balance |
| title | Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China |
| title_full | Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China |
| title_short | Factors associated with balance impairments in the community-dwelling elderly in urban China |
| title_sort | factors associated with balance impairments in the community dwelling elderly in urban china |
| topic | Elderly Community-dwelling Balance Static balance Postural stability Dynamic balance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04219-z |
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