Variance of foot biomechanical parameters across age groups for the elderly people in Romania

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Deselnicu, D.C.^1 ; Vasilescu, A.M.^2 ; Militaru, G.^1

University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Business Engineering and Management, Department of Management, 313 Splaiul Independentei, Bucharest, Romania^1

INCDTP, Division ICPI, 93 Ion Minulescu str., Bucharest, Romania^2

关键词: Biomechanical parameters;    Elderly people;    Fieldwork studies;    Multiple dimensions;    Quantitative methodology;    Statistic analysis;    Support phase;    Travel speed;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/254/23/232002/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/254/23/232002

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The paper presents the results of a fieldwork study conducted in order to analyze major causal factors that influence the foot deformities and pathologies of elderly women in Romania. The study has an exploratory and descriptive nature and uses quantitative methodology. The sample consisted of 100 elderly women from Romania, ranging from 55 to over 75 years of age. The collected data was analyzed on multiple dimensions using a statistic analysis software program. The analysis of variance demonstrated significant differences across age groups in terms of several biomechanical parameters such as travel speed, toe off phase and support phase in the case of elderly women.