Postural control in older adults with and without type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes
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Elderly, Diabetes, Postural Balance, Health Evolution, Primary Health CareAbstract
It is not clear in the literature whether individuals
with pre-diabetes show deficits in postural control. Thus, this
study aimed to compare the postural control of older adults
with and without type 2 diabetes and with pre-diabetes. A
total of 178 older adults (n=117 women) including 41 with type
2 diabetes (HbA1C ≥ 6.5%, age: 68±6 years), 55 with prediabetes
(HbA1C between 5.7% and 6.4%, age: 67±6 years) and
82 without diabetes (control group, HbA1C<5.7%, age: 67±5
years) performed three trials of 30 s of one-legged stance
test on a force platform. Older adults with type 2 diabetes had
worse postural control (center of pressure area and velocity
sways) than the control group (p<0.05; d:0.39-0.62). There
were no significant differences in balance between those with
pre-diabetes and controls (p>0.05; d=0.14-0.37). Older adults
with type 2 diabetes had worse postural control than those
without diabetes in one-legged stance balance performance
using the center of pressure parameters
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