Factors associated with poor balance ability in older adults of nine high-altitude communities

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dc.contributor.authorUrrunaga-Pastor, D.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorMoncada-Mapelli, E.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorRunzer-Colmenares, F.M.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez-Mañas, L.es_ES
dc.contributor.authorParodi, J.F.es_ES
dc.date.accessioned6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-30T16:54:30Z
dc.date.available6/22/2022 13:33
dc.date.available2022-09-30T16:54:30Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Poor balance ability in older adults result in multiple complications. Poor balance ability has not been studied among older adults living at high altitudes. In this study, we analysed factors associated with poor balance ability by using the Functional Reach (FR) among older adults living in nine high-altitude communities. Material and methods: Analytical cross-sectional study, carried out in inhabitants aged 60 or over from nine high-altitude Andean communities of Peru during 2013–2016. FR was divided according to the cut-off point of 8 inches (20.32 cm) and two groups were generated: poor balance ability (FR less or equal than 20.32 cm) and good balance ability (greater than 20.32 cm). Additionally, we collected socio-demographic, medical, functional and cognitive assessment information. Poisson regression models were constructed to identify factors associated with poor balance ability. Prevalence ratio (PR) with 95% confidence intervals (95CI%) are presented. Results: A total of 365 older adults were studied. The average age was 73.0 ± 6.9 years (range: 60–91 years), and 180 (49.3%) participants had poor balance ability. In the adjusted Poisson regression analysis, the factors associated with poor balance ability were: alcohol consumption (PR = 1.35; 95%CI: 1.05–1.73), exhaustion (PR = 2.22; 95%CI: 1.49–3.31), gait speed (PR = 0.67; 95%CI: 0.50–0.90), having had at least one fall in the last year (PR = 2.03; 95%CI: 1.19–3.46), having at least one comorbidity (PR = 1.60; 95%CI: 1.10–2.35) and having two or more comorbidities (PR = 1.61; 95%CI: 1.07–2.42) compared to none. Conclusions: Approximately a half of the older adults from these high-altitude communities had poor balance ability. Interventions need to be designed to target these balance issues and prevent adverse events from concurring to these individuals. © 2018 Elsevier B.V.es_ES
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.archger.2018.04.013es_ES
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2018.04.013
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltdes_ES
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesses_ES
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/es_ES
dc.sourceArchives of Gerontology and Geriatricses_ES
dc.subjectBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biologyes_ES
dc.subjectMedicinees_ES
dc.subjectNursinges_ES
dc.subjectSocial Scienceses_ES
dc.subject.ocdehttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.03es_ES
dc.titleFactors associated with poor balance ability in older adults of nine high-altitude communitieses_ES
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlees_ES
dc.type.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiones_ES
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