The Effect of Blood Glucose on Quiet Standing Balance in Young Healthy Individuals

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• Personal Author:
  Bachman JL ; Breloff SP ; Lugade VA ; Stuka AD
• Description:
  Falling is one of the leading causes of accidental injury and death among elderly adults and construction workers, with costs exceeding US$31 billion each year. Having good balance reduces the likelihood of falling - therefore it is important to determine which possible factors might influence balance. The purpose of this study was to determine if consuming three different types of breakfast altered blood glucose levels in such a way that young healthy individual's balance control was compromised. Balance was then measured while the subjects completed single- and dual-task standing trials with eyes open and closed. Although changing blood glucose did alter quiet standing balance - as measured by the separation distance between the COG and COP, the velocity of the COM, and the total distance traveled by the COG and COP along the anterior-posterior (AP) and medial-lateral (ML) axes - the results were contradictory to what was hypothesized. Subjects with lower blood glucose swayed less than those with higher blood glucose. This could potentially be due to the habitual skipping of breakfast in young adults. Though the changing of blood glucose did influence quiet standing balance of young healthy adults, it was not in a way which increased the risk of falling. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents Accidents, Occupational Aging Blood Construction Industry Hematologic Diseases Mortality Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Author Keywords: Dual Task Blood Glucose Blood Sugar Disorders Center Of Mass Center Of Pressure Construction Workers Falls Fatalities Task Performance Traumatic Injuries

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• ISSN:
  1016-2372
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New Mexico ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059426
• Citation:
  Biomed Eng Appl Basis Commun 2020 Apr; 32(2):2050016
• Contact Point Address:
  S.P. Breloff, Physical Effects Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  sbreloff@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Biomedical Engineering: Applications, Basis and Communications
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:499e99e980d5f2a88df0f8a656db9ff4e89597b5d771abd477df4e7adc1f6039d58642f0c499b28bce910bc0ba9a3cba836a8d54df097066dfd47ef8fdb8b231
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223671/cdc_223671_DS1.pdf
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