Table 1.
Thresholds segmented by age group and results of condition 4 of the balance test, with 95% confidence intervals.
Age (years) | No. subjects | Yaw 1 Hz (°/s) | y-translation 1 Hz (cm/s) | z-translation 1 Hz (cm/s) | Roll tilt 1 Hz (°/s) | Roll tilt 0.2 Hz (°/s) |
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All | 105 | 1.11 (1.01–1.23) | 0.78 (0.69–0.89) | 1.97 (1.68–2.30) | 0.93 (0.83–1.04) | 0.46 (0.41–0.51) |
18–29 | 29 | 1.06 (0.87–1.28) | 0.61 (0.48–0.79) | 1.36 (1.04–1.77) | 0.70 (0.60–0.82) | 0.37 (0.31–0.44) |
30–39 | 20 | 1.04 (0.86–1.26) | 0.64 (0.52–0.79) | 1.26 (0.95–1.67) | 0.65 (0.52–0.81) | 0.37 (0.30–0.46) |
40–49 | 19 | 0.99 (0.83–1.20) | 0.79 (0.59–1.05) | 1.91 (1.44–2.53) | 0.92 (0.71–1.18) | 0.46 (0.37–0.59) |
50–59 | 21 | 1.16 (0.93–1.44) | 0.99 (0.75–1.29) | 2.81 (2.23–3.53) | 1.19 (1.00–1.42) | 0.57 (0.45–0.72) |
60–80 | 16 | 1.45 (1.14–1.85) | 1.15 (0.87–1.53) | 4.35 (2.86–6.61) | 1.74 (1.29–2.35) | 0.67 (0.50–0.88) |
Passed balance | 79 | 1.04 (0.94–1.16) | 0.69 (0.61–0.79) | 1.62 (1.37–1.92) | 0.81 (0.71–0.91) | 0.40 (0.36–0.45) |
18–29 | 24 | 0.98 (0.79–1.21) | 0.51 (0.43–0.60) | 1.14 (0.93–1.40) | 0.63 (0.55–0.73) | 0.34 (0.29–0.41) |
30–39 | 20 | 1.04 (0.86–1.26) | 0.64 (0.52–0.79) | 1.26 (0.95–1.67) | 0.65 (0.52–0.81) | 0.37 (0.30–0.46) |
40–49 | 13 | 0.87 (0.70–1.09) | 0.70 (0.52–0.95) | 1.75 (1.18–2.60) | 0.81 (0.62–1.05) | 0.39 (0.32–0.47) |
50–59 | 14 | 1.16 (0.91–1.48) | 0.97 (0.66–1.41) | 2.43 (1.84–3.19) | 1.17 (0.94–1.46) | 0.52 (0.38–0.69) |
60–80 | 8 | 1.37 (1.03–1.83) | 1.18 (0.77–1.81) | 3.80 (1.97–7.35) | 1.45 (1.00–2.10) | 0.58 (0.40–0.84) |
Failed balance | 20 | 1.43 (1.19–1.71) | 1.05 (0.81–1.35) | 3.67 (2.79–4.84) | 1.55 (1.18–2.04) | 0.76 (0.60–0.95) |
18–29 | 1 | 1.56 (1.56–1.56) | 0.67 (0.67–0.67) | 1.71 (1.71–1.71) | 1.53 (1.53–1.53) | 0.92 (0.92–0.92) |
30–39 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
40–49 | 5 | 1.25 (0.98–1.58) | 1.03 (0.50–2.11) | 2.29 (1.85–2.84) | 1.34 (0.76–2.34) | 0.78 (0.48–1.27) |
50–59 | 6 | 1.43 (1.14–1.81) | 1.03 (0.74–1.44) | 4.12 (3.04–5.59) | 1.18 (0.83–1.67) | 0.70 (0.49–1.01) |
60–80 | 8 | 1.53 (1.05–2.25) | 1.13 (0.78–1.63) | 4.97 (3.02–8.19) | 2.10 (1.36–3.23) | 0.77 (0.52–1.13) |