Obesity Does Not Increase Likelihood of Slipping While Descending Ramps

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• Personal Author:
  Madigan ML ; Nussbaum MA ; Scanlon JM ; Zadnik AM
• Description:
  Over the past several decades, there has been an increasing prevalence of adult obesity in the U.S. (22.9% in 1988-1994 and 34.9% in 2011-2012). Obese individuals have a 27% annual fall rate compared to 15% for those of healthy weight. The effects of obesity on the likelihood of slipping during level walking has shown mixed results. Descending ramps has been found to increase the likelihood of slipping, and may influence how obesity affects the likelihood of slipping. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of obesity on likelihood of slipping during ramp descent. Because obese individuals exhibit a higher annual fall rate, we hypothesized that the likelihood of slipping would be higher among obese participants. Understanding how obesity affects slipping could help guide the development of effective fall prevention strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Age Factors Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Biomechanics BMI Body Mass Index Injury Prevention Obesity Risk Management Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Walking Surfaces Weight Factors

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• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052330
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2015 Aug; :989-990
• Email:
  mlm@tamu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, August 5-8, 2015, Columbus, Ohio
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f09336612ccd3a7dd8c6ed76d7d0bd125d7f75261b3b5240bae96dbade47d3d0f0a630a6ff91344c314ece809bc438bd5596f5c06fb06446aea140d72d096f12
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211874/cdc_211874_DS1.pdf
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