The purpose of this study was to analyze dynamic postural balance against tilting perturbation in the young and the elderly. Twenty-eight young subjects and 22 elderly subjects participated in this study. Subjects performed dynamic balance test on a force plate during tilting perturbations (tilt-up and tilt-down). As outcome measures, peak distance and velocity were calculated from center of pressure (COP). Two-way ANOVA were performed for the outcome measures with the independent factors of age and gender. COP peak distance of the elderly was significantly greater than that of the young (p < 0.05). Velocity of COP showed age difference (p < 0.001) and also interaction effects only in tilt-up perturbation (p < 0.05). Especially, age-related difference existed in only women (p < 0.001). The age-related changing of women in the dynamic balance may be related to the greater fall rate of elderly women.
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