Associations Between Balance Measures and Risk of Fractures in 70-Year-Old Individuals
Authors' conclusion
Higher body sway velocity and larger variation in sway velocity were associated with a higher risk of fractures both in 70-year-old men and women, especially under more challenging testing conditions.
Study context
- Population
- Community-dwelling 70-year-old individuals in a population-based health examination, Umeå municipality, Sweden
- Participants
- 5,437 participants
- Exposure
- Body sway (Wii balance board) under eyes open, dual-tasking and eyes closed conditions and later fracture risk
- Outcome
- Fractures ascertained using nationwide registers
- Follow-up
- Mean 4.8 (range 0.0-10.6) years
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
mean follow-up 4.8 years
- Women: anterior-posterior sway velocity, dual-tasking, adjusted HR per mm/s increase
- 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.08
- Women: variation in sway velocity, dual-tasking, adjusted HR per SD increase
- 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.09
- Women: all measures of lateral sway, eyes closed, associated with fracture risk
- P < .01 for all
- Men: variation in lateral sway velocity, dual-tasking, HR per SD increase
- 1.03; 95% CI, 1.00-1.07
- Men: variation in anterior-posterior sway velocity, dual-tasking, HR per SD increase
- 1.05; 95% CI, 1.01-1.10
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Fracture incidence · mean follow-up 4.8 years
- Women with fracture
- 348 (12.3%)
- Men with fracture
- 149 (5.7%)
Original publication
Associations Between Balance Measures and Risk of Fractures in 70-Year-Old Individuals. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Published 29 October 2024. doi:10.
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