Posted on 06/22/2022 11:13:03 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
The inability to stand on one leg for 10 seconds in mid- to later life is linked to a near doubling in the risk of death from any cause within the next 10 years, finds research.
To improve standardization of the test, participants were asked to place the front of the free foot on the back of the opposite lower leg, while keeping their arms by their sides and their gaze fixed straight ahead. Up to three attempts on either foot were permitted.
In all, around 1 in 5 (20.5%; 348) participants failed to pass the test. The inability to do so rose in tandem with age, more or less doubling at subsequent 5 year intervals from the age of 51-55 onwards.
There were no clear temporal trends in the deaths, or differences in the causes, between those able to complete the test and those who weren't able to do so.
But the proportion of deaths among those who failed the test was significantly higher: 17.5% vs. 4.5%, reflecting an absolute difference of just under 13%.
In general, those who failed the test had poorer health: a higher proportion were obese, and/or had heart disease, high blood pressure, and unhealthy blood fat profiles. And type 2 diabetes was 3 times as common in this group: 38% vs. around 13%.
After accounting for age, sex, and underlying conditions, an inability to stand unsupported on one leg for 10 seconds was associated with an 84% heightened risk of death from any cause within the next decade.
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Yes Sensay!!
Good thing it was easy for me to do.
hmmm right leg no problem. Left leg, I wobble and can’t seem to maintain it for the full 10 seconds. Maybe I need to try it after I’ve been standing up for a while.
Are points deducted if I wobble?
Do you get to wear a sneaker with an arch support while taking the test? Asking for a friend.
No bull, Sherlock? The inner-ear and the canals in the inner-ear associated with balance deteriorate with age.
When is the ‘study’ for gas on the stomach going to happen?
More importantly, why cannot I get in on some of these money deals to line my pockets?
Incoming 911 call: Help, I’ve fallen and can’t get up!
Dispatcher: Shoot her, she’s obsolete.
5.56mm
Does this qualify as some new Kuma Sutra position? Especially if I find it’s harder...
The older you get the more likely it is for you to die whether you can stand on one leg or on your head.
PING
PING for the comments!
I can certainly do it. Of course, it's somebody else's leg.
...if you have not died in the previous ten years.
I do that twice a day every morning when I put on my socks. Closing in on 59 so I guess I’m good!!
Well, it could also mean you do things to become more healthy, such that you can balance on one leg…
I am known in various places as “The Tripod.”
I have been standing on my middle leg for minutes at a time all through my adolescent years up to now. My various girl friends loved it.
By the thread articles logic, I will be living for hundreds of years.
(Just sayin' ... a bunch of us have been here for over 20 years, so we're getting to that middle business...)
I gave myself 20 seconds because I stood on two legs.
Piece of cake.
Then I had a piece of cake.
Was tempted to tell the cop, “hey, I can’t do that even when sober.” :)
> Well, it could also mean you do things to become more healthy, such that you can balance on one leg… <
Good point!
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