Tab. III.

Normative values of balance Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest in healthy Iranian subjects (n = 300).

Tests	Total	18-29 years				30-39 years				40-49 years				50-59 years				60-69 years				≥ 70 years				p-value
		Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value	Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value	Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value	Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value	Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value	Total (N = 50)	Male (N = 25)	Female (N = 25)	p-value
Anticipatory	6(1)	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.556	6 (0)	6(1)	6 (0)	0.151	6(1)	6(1)	6(1)	0.921	6(1)	6 (0)	6(1)	0.009	5(1)	6(1)	5 (1.5)	0.005	4 (1.25)	5 (1.5)	4 (1.5)	0.285	< 0.001
Reactive postural control	6(1)	6 (0)	6(1)	6 (0)	0.012	6 (0)	6(1)	6 (0)	< 0.001	6(1)	6 (1.5)	6 (0)	0.018	6(1)	6(1)	6(1)	0.494	5(2)	5(2)	6(1)	0.042	4 (2.25)	5 (1.5)	3(4)	0.093	< 0.001
Sensory orientation	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.153	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	1	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.317	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	1	6 (0)	6 (0)	6(1)	0.039	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.174	0.042
Dynamic gait	9(1)	10(1)	10(1)	10(1)	0.885	9(1)	10(1)	9 (0.5)	0.082	9(2)	9(1)	9(1)	0.005	9(1)	9(1)	9 (0.5)	0.814	8(1)	8 (0.5)	9 (1.5)	0.336	8(1)	8(1)	8(2)	0.297	< 0.001
Mini-BESTest	26(3)	27(1)	27(2)	27(1)	0.392	27 (1.25)	27 (1.5)	27(2)	0.252	27(2)	26(3)	27(1)	0.022	26(2)	26 (1.5)	26(2)	0.29	25(3)	25(3)	25(3)	0.882	23(4)	23(3)	22(5)	0.213	< 0.001
Biomechanical constraints	3(1)	3(1)	3(1)	3 (0)	0.067	3(1)	2(1)	3 (0)	< 0.001	3(1)	3(1)	3(1)	0.937	3(1)	3(1)	3 (1.5)	0.536	2(2)	2(2)	2(3)	0.565	1(2)	2(3)	1 (1.5)	0.636	< 0.001
Stability limits	2(1)	3(1)	3 (0.5)	3(1)	0.533	2(1)	2(1)	2(1)	0.777	2(1)	2(1)	2(1)	0.319	3(1)	3(1)	2(1)	0.112	2 (0)	2(1)	2 (0.5)	0.005	2 (0)	2 (0.5)	2(1)	0.003	< 0.001
Transitions-anticipatory postural adjustment	6(2)	6 (0)	6 (0.5)	6 (0)	0.01	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.76	6(2)	6(2)	6 (1.5)	0.811	6(2)	6(1)	5(3)	0.031	4 (3.25)	5(2)	4(4)	0.024	2.5(3)	4 (2.5)	2(3)	0.005	< 0.001
Reactive postural response	6(1)	6 (0)	6 (0)	6 (0)	0.293	6 (0)	6(1)	6 (0)	0.005	6 (0)	6(1)	6 (0)	0.089	6 (0)	6 (0.5)	6 (0)	0.989	6(1)	6(1)	6 (0.5)	0.327	5(4)	5(2)	2(4)	0.006	< 0.001
Sensory orientation	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.153	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	1	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.556	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.317	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.336	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0.5)	0.053	0.022
Stability in gait	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	1	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.153	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.317	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0)	0.077	3 (0)	3 (0)	3 (0.5)	0.044	3(1)	3 (0.5)	2(1)	0.004	< 0.001
Brief-BESTest	22(4)	23(1)	23 (3.5)	24(1)	0.245	23 (1.5)	22(2)	23(1)	0.005	22(2)	22 (3.5)	22(2)	0.89	22(4)	23 (2.5)	21(7)	0.108	20 (4.25)	20 (3.5)	18 (6.5)	0.037	15(7)	18 (4.5)	13(4)	< 0.001	< 0.001
Values are reported as median (IQR)