title: Dinamic balance, lifestyle and emotional states in young adults.
abstract: A one hypothesis to explain some vestibular peripheral disorders is their association with life style. Thus, studies with young adults are relevant.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to analyze the prevalence of dynamic balance alterations in young adults and their possible association with life style variables, health and negative emotional states (since they can impact the outcome).
  
  
  METHODS
  we carried out a non-probabilistic cross-sectional, clinical-retrospective study with young adults (18-32 years of age) from a university with 751 individuals, with a mean age of 22.45+/- 3.32 years. Life style, health and negative emotional states (NES) variables - depression, stress and anxiety, were collected by means of an interview. The Unterberger test was used in order to check for indications of dynamic balance alterations. Individuals with altered dynamic balance (ADB) were compared to those without these alterations (controls).
  
  
  RESULTS
  From our sample, 642 (83.6%) had less than 45 masculine of deviation, while 109 (14.2%) had greater than 45 masculine deviation and were the considered with ADB. The ADB group had a greater prevalence of smoking, alcohol abuse/dependence, high blood pressure and NES.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the study highlights the occurrence of ADB which needs to be corroborated in future studies.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) - Morphology Department - Health Sciences Center, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ivana Beatrice Manica da
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Cruz
authors.forename: Daniele Coronel Mena
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.forename: Andressa Boer
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Fronza
authors.forename: Ivo Emilio da Cruz
authors.initials: IE
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Cristina Costa
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Krewer
authors.forename: Maria Izabel de Ugalde Marques da
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: Aron Ferreira da
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Silveira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult