articleJournal of Geriatric Physical TherapyApr 1, 2007Closed access

Normative Values for the Unipedal Stance Test with Eyes Open and Closed

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center · Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

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Abstract

Methods

This prospective, mixed-model design was set in a tertiary care medical center. Healthy subjects (n= 549), 18 years or older, performed the UPST with eyes open and closed. Mean and best of 3 UPST times for males and females of 6 age groups (18-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, and 80+) were documented and inter-rater reliability was tested.

Results

There was a significant age dependent decrease in UPST time during both conditions. Inter-rater reliability for the best of 3 trials was determined to be excellent with an intra-class correlation coefficient of 0.994 (95% confidence interval 0.989-0.996) for eyes open and 0.998 (95% confidence interval 0.996-0.999) for eyes closed.

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