Effects of age, sex, and sensory information on balance performance in young and older adults
Balance control is profoundly influenced by age and the availability of accurate sensory information, with older adults, especially the oldest old, demonstrating significantly greater impairment under sensory-challenging conditions. While sex alone was not a dominant factor, its interaction with age suggests that the oldest females may represent a particularly vulnerable subgroup.
Authors
- R. Sahaf
- Amir Shams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-9158)
- Lara Carneiro
- Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani
- Parvaneh Shamsipour Dehkordi
- Hamed Abbasi
- Mahdi Bayati
Institutions
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- United Arab Emirates University (AE)
- Japan Sport Council (JP)
- Institute of Sports Medicine and Science (JP)
- University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences (IR)
- Nippon Sport Science University (JP)
- Alzahra University (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging
- Published
- 2026-02-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2026.1761492
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00