Correlation between body mass index and postural balance Correlação entre índice de massa corpórea e equilíbrio postural

Correlation between body mass index and postural balance Correlação entre índice de massa corpórea e equilíbrio postural

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and postural balance in unipodal support. METHOD: 40 males, age 26 ± 5 yrs, body mass 72.3 ± 11 kg, height 176 ± 6 cm and BMI 23.3 ± 3.2 kg/m², were submitted to functional stability test...

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Main Authors: Julia Greve, Angelica Alonso, Ana Carolina P.G. Bordini, Gilberto Luis Camanho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2007-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Equilíbrio postural
Indice de massa corporal
Avaliação
Joelho
Tornozelo
Postural balance
Body mass index
Evaluation
Knee joint
Ankle joint
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