Single Limb Stance Times: A Descriptive Meta‐Analysis of Data From Individuals at Least 60 Years of Age

This meta-analysis was conducted to derive normative reference values for single limb stance (SLS) with the eyes opened. The initial analysis involving 22 studies and 3484 participants (60–99 years) identified a mean SLS time of 15.7 seconds. As the studies did not provide homogeneous data, further analysis focused on 3 age groups (60–69, 70–79, and 80–99 years). Data from these individual age groups were homogeneous. Mean SLS times for the groups were 27.0, 17.2, and 8.5 seconds, respectively. These times and the lower limits of the confidence intervals associated with them offer useful estimates of normal SLS times to which the SLS times of tested individuals can be compared.