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This study compared the validity and relative ability of the BBS, BESTest, Mini-BESTest, and Brief-BESTest to identify fall status in older adults with T2D.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>This study involved a cross-sectional design. Sixty-six older adults with T2D (75 \u00b1 7.6 years) were included and asked to report the number of falls during the previous 12 months and to complete the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale. The BBS and the BESTest were administered, and the Mini-BESTest and Brief-BESTest scores were computed based on the BESTest performance. Receiver operating characteristics were used to assess the ability of each balance test to differentiate between participants with and without a history of falls.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The 4 balance tests were able to identify fall status (areas under the curve = 0.74-0.76), with similar sensitivity (60%-67%) and specificity (71%-76%).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The 4 balance tests were able to differentiate between older adults with T2D with and without a history of falls. As the BBS and the BESTest require longer application time, the Brief-BESTest may be an appropriate choice to use in clinical practice to detect fall risk.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1519\/jpt.0000000000000109","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,11,8]],"date-time":"2016-11-08T13:37:13Z","timestamp":1478612233000},"page":"227-232","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":19,"title":["Validity and Relative Ability of 4 Balance Tests to Identify Fall Status of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes"],"prefix":"10.1519","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Alda","family":"Marques","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lab 3R\u2014Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation Laboratory, School of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro (ESSUA), Aveiro, Portugal."},{"name":"Institute for Research in Biomedicine (iBiMED), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal."}]},{"given":"Alexandre","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lab 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