Kruse Taylor M, Shim Andrew L, Bonder Ian J
Department of Kinesiology & Exercise Science, College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE, USA.
Department of Exercise Science, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC, USA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2025 May 1;18(7):394-403. doi: 10.70252/ABWK5726. eCollection 2025.
Obese adults are faced with greater challenges to maintaining balance compared to their healthy-weight counterparts. Due in part to the ongoing national and global obesity epidemic, it's imperative to identify if body mass index (BMI) could negatively affect postural control and balance. The purpose of this study was to determine if CoP scores displayed a significant relationship with BMI in healthy adults. Cross-sectional, archival data from 225 adults (40 males; 185 females; age 29.6 ± 14.25 years; weight 77.95 ± 21.33 kilograms [kg]; height 168.43 ± 0.66 centimeters [cm]; BMI 27.52 ± 0.42 kg/m) were analyzed. Four (4) CoP scores were collected using a Bertec® Dynamic Computerized Posturography Plate (Bertec, Columbus, OH) including Normal Surface Eyes Open (NSEO), Normal Surface Eyes Closed (NSEC), Perturbed Surface Eyes Open (PSEO), and Perturbed Surface Eyes Closed (PSEC). Pearson's correlation coefficients were used to determine if there were significant (p < 0.05) relationships between each of the 4 CoP conditions with BMI. A significant, weak negative relationship (r = -0.180; p = 0.007) was demonstrated between BMI and NSEO condition. Weak, insignificant negative relationships were demonstrated between BMI and NSEC (r = -0.065; p = 0.33) and PSEO (r = -0.021; p = 0.70) conditions. A weak, insignificant relationship was demonstrated between BMI and PSEC (r = 0.075; p = 0.25) condition. Obesity, as indicated by BMI, could lead to poorer postural control under normal surface, eyes open conditions.
与体重正常的成年人相比，肥胖成年人在维持平衡方面面临更大挑战。部分由于全国和全球范围内持续的肥胖流行趋势，确定体重指数（BMI）是否会对姿势控制和平衡产生负面影响至关重要。本研究的目的是确定在健康成年人中，压力中心（CoP）得分与BMI之间是否存在显著关系。分析了来自225名成年人（40名男性；185名女性；年龄29.6±14.25岁；体重77.95±21.33千克[kg]；身高168.43±0.66厘米[cm]；BMI 27.52±0.42 kg/m²）的横断面存档数据。使用Bertec®动态计算机化姿势描记板（Bertec，哥伦布，俄亥俄州）收集了四个（4）CoP得分，包括正常表面睁眼（NSEO）、正常表面闭眼（NSEC）、扰动表面睁眼（PSEO）和扰动表面闭眼（PSEC）。使用皮尔逊相关系数来确定4种CoP条件中的每一种与BMI之间是否存在显著（p<0.05）关系。BMI与NSEO条件之间呈现出显著的弱负相关关系（r = -0.180；p = 0.007）。BMI与NSEC（r = -0.065；p = 0.33）和PSEO（r = -0.021；p = 0.70）条件之间呈现出弱的、不显著的负相关关系。BMI与PSEC（r = 0.075；p = 0.25）条件之间呈现出弱的、不显著的关系。如BMI所示，肥胖可能导致在正常表面、睁眼条件下姿势控制较差。
