Relation between the Sensory and Anthropometric Variables in the Quiet Standing Postural Control: Is the Inverted Pendulum Important for the Static Balance Control?

Table 1

Characteristics of the study population (anthropometric and posturographic).

Variables	General group; mean (SD)
Anthropometrics
Height (cm)	168.8 (9.5)
Body mass (kg)	69.9 (14.3)
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.3 (3.6)
Trunk-cephalic length (cm)	89.9 (4.4)
% fat	30.2 (10.1)
Lean mass (kg)	46.9 (11.8)
Bone mineral composition (kg)	2.77 (0.55)
Waist-hip ratio (cm)	81.7 (7.6)
Posturographic measurements ()
Eyes open
ML COP RMS (cm)	−0.685 (0.154)
AP COP RMS (cm)	−0.421 (0.128)
Sway velocity (cm/s)	−0.130 (0.097)
Displacement area (cm^2)	0.140 (0.243)
Eyes closed
ML COP RMS (cm)	−0.612 (0.161)
AP COP RMS (cm)	−0.332 (0.148)
Sway velocity (cm/s)	0.008 (0.110)
COP area (cm^2)	0.306 (0.259)

ML COP RMS: medial lateral center of pressure root mean square; AP COP RMS: anteroposterior center of pressure root mean square; BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation.