Overweight in elderly increases postural instability during sit-to-stand test: a Kinect-based assessment.

Weerasak Tapanya Sirintip Kumfu Noppharath Sangkarit Patchareeya AmputSaisunee Konsanit

Published in: Aging clinical and experimental research (2023)

Overweight elderly individuals had poorer balance than their normal weight counterparts when using Kinect camera. The researchers suggest that Kinect device can be a cost-effective alternative to measure balance performance among overweight elderly in the community-based setting.

Keyphrases

weight loss
weight gain
physical activity
middle aged
community dwelling
body mass index
machine learning
deep learning