The ability to complete a 10-second one-legged stance in mid- to late life was associated with all-cause mortality, longitudinal data showed.
People who could not hold a one-legged stance for 10 seconds had nearly twice the risk of death over the next 7 years (HR 1.84, 95% CI 1.23-2.78, P<0.001), after adjusting for age, sex, BMI, and comorbidities, reported Claudio Gil Araujo, MD, PhD, of Clinimex Medicina do Exercicio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and co-authors in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.