The Postural Sway and Body Composition in Middle-Aged and Elderly Subjects

【Supercategory：7. DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Subcategory：7.18 Vol.18】

　The relationships between postural sway in upright and body composition were investigated. Postural sways in normal Romberg position (eyes open and eyes closed) and tandem Romberg position were measured on a center of gravity apparatus using two age groups of subjects 30 to 59 years old and 60 years old and over. Body composition assessment was performed by densitometrical procedures after the determination of body volume by SF6 gas dilution method. Correlation and principal component analyses reveal that the deterioration of body composition status (in-crease of fat and decrease of fat-free mass) is the one of the factor to aggravate the postural stability.

DESCENTE SPORTS SCIENCE Vol.18/THE DESCENTE AND ISHIMOTO MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FOR THE PROMOTION SPORTS SCIENCE

Researcher	Komei Hattori, Shigeho Tanaka, Akira Matsuzaka
University or institution	Ibaraki University

Keywords

Middle-Aged, Elderly, postural sway in upright, body composition, Romberg position, postural stability

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