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Obese elderly women exhibit low postural stability: a novel three-dimensional evaluation system

José Ailton Oliveira Carneiro, Taiza E. G. Santos-Pontelli, Karla Helena Coelho Vilaça e Silva, Karina Pfrimer, José Fernando Colafêmina, Antônio Adilton Oliveira Carneiro, Eduardo Ferriolli

Clinics · 2012 · 32 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Obese elderly women exhibited a lower stability limit (lower sway area) compared with eutrophic women, leaving them more vulnerable to falls.

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