Head Posture and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Use Dentures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Considerations and Study Design
2.2. Participants and Procedures
2.3. Measurements
2.3.1. Neck Muscle Strength
2.3.2. FHP Assessment
2.3.3. Balance
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Denture Use (n = 51) | Non-Denture Use (n = 56) | p | |
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Sex (male/female) | 19/32 | 26/30 | 0.371 a |
Age (years) | 73.78 ± 3.94 | 72.57 ± 4.59 | 0.147 b |
65–74 years old (n) | 29 (56.9%) | 32 (60.7%) | |
74–84 years old (n) | 22 (43.1%) | 24 (39.3%) | |
Height (cm) | 157.80 ± 7.82 | 156.76 ± 7.22 | 0.474 b |
Weight (kg) | 62.14 ± 11.84 | 61.03 ± 10.36 | 0.606 b |
BMI (%) | 24.92 ± 4.18 | 24.76 ± 3.25 | 0.826 b |
Functional teeth (n) | 9.67 ± 1.52 | 26.05 ± 1.175 | <0.001 b |
Denture location maxilla mandibular | 38 (74.5%) 13 (25.5%) | ||
Duration of denture use (years) | 12.64 ± 4.39 |
Variables (Unit) | Denture Use (n = 51) | Non-Denture Use (n = 56) | p | Difference (95% CI) |
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Neck muscle strength (mmHg) | 37.88 ± 6.27 | 42.26± 8.46 | 0.003 | 4.388 (1.509–7.267) |
Craniocervical angle (degree) | 39.04 ± 7.48 | 49.43 ± 5.40 | <0.001 | 10.391 (7.906–12.877) |
TUG (sec) | 10.06 ± 1.76 | 8.66 ± 1.42 | <0.001 | −1.398 (−2.008–0.787) |
Postural sway parameters (unit: mm) | ||||
COP sway length | 379.90 ± 293.06 | 259.95 ± 234.99 | 0.021 | −119.977 (51.146–221.362) |
COP sway velocity | 163.57 ± 120.38 | 164.47 ± 131.51 | 0.971 | −0.901 (24.454–47.587) |
COP sway in AP direction | 115.92 ± 62.20 | 74.80 ± 41.83 | <0.001 | −41.116 (10.167–61.276) |
COP sway in ML direction | 148.58 ± 69.38 | 131.15 ± 61.50 | 0.171 | −17.428 (12.653–42.518) |
Variables | Pearson Correlation Coefficient | p |
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Duration of denture use vs. TUG | 0.794 | <0.001 |
Duration of denture use vs. COP sway in AP direction | 0.278 | 0.048 |
Duration of denture use vs. COP sway in ML direction | 0.277 | 0.049 |
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Bae, Y.; Park, Y. Head Posture and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Use Dentures. Medicina 2020, 56, 529. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56100529
Bae Y, Park Y. Head Posture and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Use Dentures. Medicina. 2020; 56(10):529. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56100529
Chicago/Turabian StyleBae, Youngsook, and Yongnam Park. 2020. "Head Posture and Postural Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults Who Use Dentures" Medicina 56, no. 10: 529. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56100529