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This study aimed to confirm the relationship between sway factors and physical fitness, by observing the participant’s condition over a long period. This study also examined the reliability of that relationship, by combining each sway factor, hoped to verify how body sway pattern reflects changes in physical condition. The respective factors were divided into 4 domains (A, B, C and D) and 3 boundaries (AB, BC and CD), and thus factor scores were ranked in any of the above domains or boundaries, and sway pattern was decided based on sway factors. The center of foot pressure (COP) measurement and the subjective examination of physical condition were conducted on one subject for 100 days. The present results confirmed that the sway pattern of a subject in good physical condition is very similar to that of a normal condition. The present participant’s sway pattern is quite bad, and is judged to be in poor physical condition. It was suggested that the second and third factors change a large amount. In conclusion, the sway pattern evaluation method proposed in our previous study can generally measure an individual’s subjective body change or abnormal physical condition, and thus it may be useful for health care.
