Balance impairment in kidney transplant recipients without concurrent peripheral neuropathy

• Published in: Gait & posture Vol. 55; pp. 116 - 120
• Main Authors: Zanotto, T, Gobbo, S, Bullo, V, Vendramin, B, Duregon, F, Cugusi, L, Di Blasio, A, Furian, L, Silvestre, C, Neunhaeuserer, D, Zaccaria, M, Bergamin, M, Ermolao, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Balance control; Dual task; Female; Humans; Kidney; Kidney Failure, Chronic - complications; Kidney Failure, Chronic - physiopathology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - surgery; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; Movement Disorders - etiology; Movement Disorders - physiopathology; Orthopedics; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Postural Balance - physiology; Postural control; Risk Factors; Transplantation; ESRD; sway area; Balance control; chronic kidney disease; healthy adults; CoP; anterior posterior; Transplantation; dual task; COPv; Global Physical Activity Questionnaire; SA; Kidney; DT; ANCOVA; end stage renal disease; SD; medio-lateral; RRT; Postural control; MMSE; Analysis of Covariance; S-W; CKD; centre of pressure velocity; EC; BMI; eyes closed; ML; WHO; n.a; kidney transplant recipients; renal replacement therapy; World Health Organization; not applicable; body mass index; haemodialysis; KTRs; EO; Shapiro-Wilk test; AP; centre of pressure; GPAQ; HA; HD; mini-mental state examination; eyes open; standard deviation; Dual task
• ISSN: 0966-6362; 1879-2219
• DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.018

Highlights • A between-group analyses was executed (KTRs and healthy adults). • KTRs showed a worse performance in postural control, respect to healthy adults. • Sway path and medio-lateral stance were worse, in open and closed eyes conditions. • Balance is important in frail populations because may increase risk of falling.