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Comparison of approximate entropy measure and poincaré plot indexes for the study of gait characteristics in the elderly
AH Khandoker, M Palaniswami, RK Begg
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Biosignal Processing and Classification, BPC 2006, in Conjunction with ICINCO 2006 | Published : 2006
Abstract
Early identification of at-risk gait helps prevent falls and injuries. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between approximate entropy (ApEn) and Poincaré plot indexes of elderly gait patterns and to test whether ApEn could be used as a reliable gait identifier for falls-risk. Minimum foot clearance (MFC) data of 14 elderly and 10 elderly participants with a history of falls and balance problems were analyzed. The ApEn values of MFC were significantly correlated with Poincaré plot indexes of MFC in the healthy elderly group, whereas correlations were absent in the elderly fallers group. Mean ApEn in the fallers group (0.18±0.03) was significantly higher than that in the ..
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