Effects of Age and Obesity on Risk of Tripping During Level Walking

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• Personal Author:
  Madigan ML ; Matrangola SL ; Nussbaum MA ; Rossi CM
• Description:
  Fall-related injuries are a major public health concern, and two major demographic trends in the United States threaten to exacerbate this problem: an increase in the older adult population and an increase in the prevalence of obesity. In 2009-2010, over one-third of adults were considered obese, and the likelihood of obesity increased with age. Given these trends, it is important to understand how an individual's risk of tripping is affected by age and obesity. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of age, obesity, and their interaction on the risk of tripping while walking over level ground. This risk was assessed by measuring minimum foot clearance (MFC) during the swing phase of normal gait. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Biomechanical Phenomena Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Biomechanical Modeling Biomechanics Lower Extremities Obesity Risk Factors Slips, Trips, And Falls STF Walking Surfaces Weight Factors
• Publisher:
  American Society of Biomechanics
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053987
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, September 4-7, 2013, Omaha, Nebraska. Newark, DE: American Society of Biomechanics, 2013 Sep; :188
• Email:
  rossic@vt.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, September 4-7, 2013, Omaha, Nebraska
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:f4a17a283472c9a444e338f63b6f8d32461584500241eea2fa30e36b1a206f746f38b44d3ec3fa33ab32c0d32ec7aba6a34a02c860d6d6e3fe9a639e512d2613
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216639/cdc_216639_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 297.84 KB ]