Normative Value for the Single Leg Stance Test with Eyes Open and Eyes Closed Among Community-Dwelling Healthy Adults Residing at Vadodara City: A Cross-Sectional Study

Single leg stance test [SLST] appears to be used often in clinical settings to assess static

balance, fall status, gait performance, frailty and self-sufficiency in activities of daily

living and also it is reliable test, too. SLST is inexpensive, time-efficient, easy for the

examiner to administer it, correlates well with other balancing tests and doesn’t require

any specialized equipment. There are available normative values of SLST for Irani,

Arabian, Japanese and American population, which may not be accurately reflect for the

Indian population, Because of difference from other countries in terms of BMI, height,

weight and ethnicity. The purpose of this study is to generate normative values of SLST

with eyes open and eyes closed conditions among healthy adults residing at Vadodara

and correlate it with by age, gender, BMI to serve as an acceptable reference standard.

Thus, the current study will be undertaken to evaluate the normative values of SLST with

eyes open and closed among community-dwelling healthy adults.

Null hypothesis:

There is no significant association between age, gender and BMI with normative values

of SLST among community dwelling healthy adults.

Alternative hypothesis:

There is significant association between age, gender and BMI with normative values of

SLST among community dwelling healthy adults.