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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 9(4):p 137-140, October - December 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.9416.1
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Does Body Composition Influence the Balance in Asymptomatic Individuals?: A Single Blinded Cross-Sectional Study
Asir John Samuel** , Ramu Khadka* , Vencita Priyanka Aranha** , Vevita Priya Aranha*** , Asir John Samuel**
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Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal 9(4):p 137-140, October - December 2016. | DOI: DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/potj.0974.5777.9416.1
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Aim: To establish the relationship between body composition and balance in asymptomatic individuals. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Study Setting: Tertiary care teaching hospital. Method: A Sample of 56 students comprising of 36 male and 20 female were recruited for the cross-sectional correctional study. All required anthropometric measures were recorded and BMI, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and percentage of body fat (PBF) were estimated from them. Their association with functional reach test (FRT) as balance measure was determined using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Result: There is no association of FRT with BMI (ï²=-0.13; p=0.36) and PBF (ï²=- 0.072,-0.13; p>0.05) while moderate to good degree of association with WHR (ï²=0.54; p<0.001). Result: Body composition does not have any influence over balance. Increasing central obesity component increases stability among asymptomatic individuals.
Keywords: Body Composition; Correlation; Cross-Sectional Study; Stability; Students.
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