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. 2010 May-Jun;76(3):392-8.
doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000300020.

Dinamic balance, lifestyle and emotional states in young adults

Ivana Beatrice Manica da Cruz  1 , Daniele Coronel Mena Barreto, Andressa Boer Fronza, Ivo Emilio da Cruz Jung, Cristina Costa Krewer, Maria Izabel de Ugalde Marques da Rocha, Aron Ferreira da Silveira
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Dinamic balance, lifestyle and emotional states in young adults

Ivana Beatrice Manica da Cruz et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 May-Jun.

Abstract

A one hypothesis to explain some vestibular peripheral disorders is their association with life style. Thus, studies with young adults are relevant.

Aim: to analyze the prevalence of dynamic balance alterations in young adults and their possible association with life style variables, health and negative emotional states (since they can impact the outcome).

Materials and methods: we carried out a non-probabilistic cross-sectional, clinical-retrospective study with young adults (18-32 years of age) from a university with 751 individuals, with a mean age of 22.45+/- 3.32 years. Life style, health and negative emotional states (NES) variables - depression, stress and anxiety, were collected by means of an interview. The Unterberger test was used in order to check for indications of dynamic balance alterations. Individuals with altered dynamic balance (ADB) were compared to those without these alterations (controls).

Results: From our sample, 642 (83.6%) had less than 45 masculine of deviation, while 109 (14.2%) had greater than 45 masculine deviation and were the considered with ADB. The ADB group had a greater prevalence of smoking, alcohol abuse/dependence, high blood pressure and NES.

Conclusion: the study highlights the occurrence of ADB which needs to be corroborated in future studies.

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. Comparing the distribution of the frequencies of smoking (A), obesity (B), systemic arterial hypertension (C), self-report of depression (D), anxiety self-report (E) and stress self-report (F) among young adults with ADB and without alteration (controls). – ADB= Altered Dynamic Balance.
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