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BACKGROUND: Falls are among the leading causes of injury, hospitalization, and loss of independence among older adults. There is not enough research to determine how body composition, fitness, and postural sway affect balance.

METHODS: Participants completed surveys measuring behaviors around fall risk, assessment of body composition, postural sway, and functional fitness.

RESULTS: There was a significant difference between OF and ONF on the FES-I (p=0.05; d=-0.41) and the ABC-6 (p=0.008; d=0.57). There was significance on condition three of the mCTSIB (p=0.007; d=-.58), and composite score (p=0.04; d=-0.43).Significance between groups was approached on condition one of the mCTSIB (p=0.06; d=-0.39).

CONCLUSIONS: OFs are more worried than ONFs about falling and may have difficulty with reweighting using sensory inputs involved in the somatosensory component of balance.

Publication Date

5-19-2026

City

St. Cloud, MN

Keywords

Older adults, Falls, Sway, Balance, BioDex, Functional fitness, Fear of falling

Disciplines

Biomechanics | Geriatrics | Motor Control | Psychology of Movement

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InnovateHER: Minnesota Women's Health Day

Difference Between Postural Sway, Functional Fitness, and Behavioral Measures in Older Adult Fallers & Non-Fallers

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