Age-Related Differences in Head Impact during Experimentally Induced Sideways Falls
Table 2
Physiological profile assessment results.
Young
Older
p-value
Edge Contrast Sensitivity (dB)
22.5±0.9
20.3±0.9
<0.001
Lower Limb Proprioception (degrees)
1.8±0.9
2.3±1.0
0.217
Knee Extension Strength (Kg)
41.9±11.6
37.0±7.7
0.270
Finger Reaction Time (ms)
226.9±48.3
219.8±44.5
0.721
Anterior-Posterior Sway (mm)
23.5±8.9
36.8±9.5
0.002
Medial-Lateral Sway (mm)
19.1±6.7
29.3±16.4
0.054
Fall Risk Score
-0.4±0.6
0.7±0.8
0.014
All values are presented as mean±SD; fall risk score was determined by short form of the physiological profile assessment [15]; denotes statistically significant difference
