From: Characteristics of balance performance in the Chinese elderly by age and gender
Age (yrs) | n | Static balance | Postural stability | Dynamic balance | Balance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | CV (%) | Mean ± SD | CV (%) | Mean ± SD | CV (%) | Mean ± SD | CV (%) | ||
60- | 511 | 3.76 ± 0.76a | 20.1 | 7.70 ± 0.90a | 11.7 | 7.73 ± 1.06a | 13.7 | 19.20 ± 2.13a | 11.1 |
65- | 530 | 3.67 ± 0.87ab | 23.7 | 7.42 ± 1.25b | 16.8 | 7.54 ± 1.32ab | 17.5 | 18.63 ± 2.73b | 14.7 |
70- | 378 | 3.54 ± 0.94b | 26.7 | 7.28 ± 1.36b | 18.6 | 7.46 ± 1.47b | 19.7 | 18.27 ± 3.09b | 16.9 |
75- | 297 | 3.24 ± 1.21c | 37.2 | 6.67 ± 1.86c | 27.9 | 6.85 ± 2.24c | 32.8 | 16.76 ± 4.49c | 26.8 |
80- | 165 | 2.93 ± 1.41cd | 48.2 | 6.22 ± 2.02c | 32.5 | 6.09 ± 2.85d | 46.7 | 15.24 ± 5.39d | 35.3 |
85–97 | 103 | 2.44 ± 1.50d | 61.4 | 5.11 ± 2.50d | 49.0 | 4.91 ± 3.25e | 66.2 | 12.46 ± 6.57e | 52.7 |
Total | 1984 | 3.48 ± 1.07 | 30.7 | 7.13 ± 1.61 | 22.5 | 7.21 ± 1.91 | 26.4 | 17.83 ± 3.94 | 22.1 |
F | 47.38 | 77.95 | 64.38 | 91.78 | |||||
P | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |