Deans' stroke musings: Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals

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Thursday, March 19, 2026

Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals

I've failed the one leg standing test of the Berg Balance Scale from the

beginning, now 20 years later(age 70) I still fail. My therapists DID NOTHING to get my one leg balance fixed! This is a bogus test for me.

Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals

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Successful 10-second one-legged stance performance predicts survival in middle-aged and older individuals

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6679-6695Claudio Gil Araujo1,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0758-5174Christina Grüne de Souza e Silva1,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3738-1586Jari Antero Laukkanen2,3,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1897-8707Maria Fiatarone Singh4,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2625-0273Setor Kwadzo Kunutsor5,6,
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2592-136XJonathan Myers7,
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6681-4152João Felipe Franca1,
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6833-0407Claudia Lucia Castro1

Correspondence to Dr Claudio Gil Araujo, Clinimex Medicina do Exercicio, Rio de Janeiro 22031-071, Brazil; cgaraujo@iis.com.br

Abstract

Objectives Balance quickly diminishes after the mid-50s increasing the risk for falls and other adverse health outcomes. Our aim was to assess whether the ability to complete a 10- s one-legged stance (10-second OLS) is associated with all-cause mortality and whether it adds relevant prognostic information beyond ordinary demographic, anthropometric and clinical data.

Methods Anthropometric, clinical and vital status and 10-s OLS data were assessed in 1702 individuals (68% men) aged 51–75 years between 2008 and 2020. Log-rank and Cox modelling were used to compare survival curves and risk of death according to ability (YES) or inability (NO) to complete the 10-s OLS test.

Results Overall, 20.4% of the individuals were classified as NO. During a median follow-up of 7 years, 7.2% died, with 4.6% (YES) and 17.5% (NO) on the 10-s OLS. Survival curves were worse for NO 10-s OLS (log-rank test=85.6; p<0.001). In an adjusted model incorporating age, sex, body mass index and comorbidities, the HR of all-cause mortality was higher (1.84 (95% CI: 1.23 to 2.78) (p<0.001)) for NO individuals. Adding 10-s OLS to a model containing established risk factors was associated with significantly improved mortality risk prediction as measured by differences in −2 log likelihood and integrated discrimination improvement.

Conclusions Within the limitations of uncontrolled variables such as recent history of falls and physical activity, the ability to successfully complete the 10-s OLS is independently associated with all-cause mortality and adds relevant prognostic information beyond age, sex and several other anthropometric and clinical variables. There is potential benefit to including the 10-s OLS as part of routine physical examination in middle-aged and older adults.