Background: Balance impairment is a common problem in all age groups. There are several tools to assess balance. Functional reach test (FRT), single-leg stance (SLS) test, timed up and go (TUG) test, and TUG with the cognitive dual-task (TUGcog) are commonly employed balance tests. The current study aimed to determine the normative values of FRT, SLST, TUG, and TUGcog across age groups and genders in healthy Iranian adults.
Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study, and 240 healthy adults (120 males and 120 females) in six age groups (18-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, ≥70 years) completed FRT, SLST, TUG, and TUGcog based on the Persian version of BESTest instructions.
Results: There were significant age-specific declines in balance performances. Gender had effects on 18-29 years and older adults (≥60 years), and males performed better than females. Male and females had similar performance on the TUG and TUGcog tests in 60-69 years (p > 0.05).
Conclusions: The normative values of FRT, SLS, TUG, and TUGcog provided for healthy Iranian adults increase the clinical utility of tests, and serve as a reference to estimating the individuals' balance performance across age and gender groups.
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