TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Association between physical function and the load pattern during stepping-up motion in community-dwelling elderly women
JO  - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
A1  - Araki, Kojiro
A1  - Ikezoe, Tome
A1  - Malinowska, Katarzyna
A1  - Masaki, Mitsuhiro
A1  - Okita, Yusuke
A1  - Fukumoto, Yoshihiro
A1  - Kimura, Misaka
A1  - Watanabe, Yuya
A1  - Kita, Kiyoshi
A1  - Tsuboyama, Tadao
A1  - Ichihashi, Noriaki
SP  - 205
EP  - 210
VL  - 66
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Stepping-up motion is challenging task for elderly people in daily life. The present study investigated the relationship between the load pattern during stepping-up motion at maximum speed and physical function in elderly women. <br><br>METHODS: The subjects comprised 109 community-dwelling elderly women (age 72.5±5.3years). The load pattern (maximum load, rate of load production, and stepping-up time) during ascending a 30cm step at maximum speed was measured, using a step up platform that measures the load at the lower and upper level. Physical function, including hip and knee extensor strength and performance on the vertical jump test, one-legged stance test, timed "Up & Go" (TUG) test, and stepping test were measured. <br><br>RESULTS: Pearson's correlation analysis showed that stepping-up time was correlated with the maximum load at the lower level (r=-0.51), but not with the maximum load at the upper level. A multiple regression analysis showed that hip extensor strength and performance on the vertical jump, TUG, and stepping tests were significant determinants of the load pattern during stepping-up motion in the elderly women. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed that rapid stepping-up ability was more closely related to the maximum load during push-off at the lower level rather than that during weight loading on the upper level, and that the load pattern during stepping-up motion in elderly women was associated with various physical functions such as the hip extensor strength, leg muscle power, dynamic balance function, and agility.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-4943
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2016.06.005
ID  - ref1
ER  -