Abstract
INTRODUCTION: A good balance is crucial in falls and injury prevention. Although the ability to maintain balance can be determined by various factors, there are lack of information on the lifestyle in relation to balance which will be the objective of this study. We postulate that lifestyle affects the static and dynamic balance in youth population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study where 216 healthy participants age between 15 to 24 years were recruited via convenient sampling. They were interviewed on their lifestyle and their static and dynamic balance were measured using balance error scoring system (BESS) and star excursion balance test (SEBT) respectively. To prevent biasness, interviewer and assessors were blinded from each other. The results were interpreted using Chi-square test with SPSS version 23 software. All significant levels were set at a p-value of less than 0.05. RESULTS: Our results reported no significant association between BESS and sedentary lifestyle (p>0.05) however, participants who performed ball sports have poorer static balance (OR (crude) =0.55, 95%CI: 0.28, 1.05, p<0.05), while those who participates in swimming and cycling have better static balance (OR (crude)=2.55; 95%CI: 1.06, 6.14, p<0.05). The relationship between static balance and sports frequency was no significant (p>0.05) however sports frequency greatly affects the dynamic balance (p<0.01). Also, participants who visits the gym for weight training have superior dynamic balance (OR (crude) =12.12; 95%CI: 1.83, 80.18, p<0.05). DISCUSSION: Despite our findings, a more detailed study on how our choice of physical activity affects balance should be conducted.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-209,
title = {Lifestyle Affects the Static and Dynamic Balance Among Malaysian Youth Population},
author = {Quan Fu Gan and Chai Nien Foo and Ker Woon Choy and Boon Chiew Tan and Kai Wen Ong and Chye Wah Yu},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: A good balance is crucial in falls and injury prevention. Although the ability to maintain balance can be determined by various factors, there are lack of information on the lifestyle in relation to balance which will be the objective of this study. We postulate that lifestyle affects the static and dynamic balance in youth population. METHODS: A cross-sectional study where 216 healthy participants age between 15 to 24 years were recruited via convenient sampling. They were interviewed on their lifestyle and their static and dynamic balance were measured using balance error scoring system (BESS) and star excursion balance test (SEBT) respectively. To prevent biasness, interviewer and assessors were blinded from each other. The results were interpreted using Chi-square test with SPSS version 23 software. All significant levels were set at a p-value of less than 0.05. RESULTS: Our results reported no significant association between BESS and sedentary lifestyle (p\>0.05) however, participants who performed ball sports have poorer static balance (OR (crude) =0.55, 95%CI: 0.28, 1.05, p\<0.05), while those who participates in swimming and cycling have better static balance (OR (crude)=2.55; 95%CI: 1.06, 6.14, p\<0.05). The relationship between static balance and sports frequency was no significant (p\>0.05) however sports frequency greatly affects the dynamic balance (p\<0.01). Also, participants who visits the gym for weight training have superior dynamic balance (OR (crude) =12.12; 95%CI: 1.83, 80.18, p\<0.05). DISCUSSION: Despite our findings, a more detailed study on how our choice of physical activity affects balance should be conducted.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: UTAR, MAHSA, AIMST},
keywords = {dynamic balance, lifestyle, physical activity, sedentary, static balance},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}