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Backgrounds: In order to determine possible pathological deviations in body weight distribution and body sway, it is helpful to have reference values for comparison: gender and age are two main influencing factors. For this reason, it was the aim of the present study to present reference values for women between 51 and 60 years of age. **Methods:** For this study, 101 subjectively healthy female Germans aged between 51 and 60 years (55.16 \(\pm\) 2.89 years) volunteered and were required to stand in a habitual posture on a pressure measuring platform. **Results:** The average BMI of this age group was 25.02 \(\pm\) 4.55 kg/m\({}^{2}\). The left and right foot showed an almost evenly balanced load distribution with a median load of 52.33% on the left foot tolerance interval (TR) 88.00%/68.03%; confidence interval (CI) 51.00%/53.33%) and 47.67% on the right foot [TR 31.97%/62.00%; CI 46.67%/49.00%]. The measured median load of the forefoot was 33.33% [TR 21.37%/54.60%; CI 30.67%/36.00%] and that of the rear foot was 66.67% [TR 45.00%/78.63%; CI 64.00%/69.33%]. The median body sway in the frontal plane was 11 mm [TR 5.70 mm/26.30 mm; CI 10.00 mm/11.67 mm] and that of the sagittal plane was 16 mm [TR 7.37 mm/34.32 mm; CI 14.67 mm/18.67 mm]. The median ellipse area was 1.17 cm\({}^{2}\) [TR 0.29 cm\({}^{2}\)/4.96 cm\({}^{2}\); CI 0.98 cm\({}^{2}\)/1.35 cm\({}^{2}\)], the median ellipse width was 0.91 cm [TR 0.42 cm/1.9 cm; CI 0.84 cm/1.02 cm] and its height was 0.40 cm [TR 0.22 cm/0.89 cm; CI 0.38 cm/0.43 cm]. **Conclusions:** The left-to-right ratio is almost balanced. The load distribution of the forefoot to the rear foot is approximately 1.2. The median body sway values for the frontal and sagittal planes (11 and 16 mm, respectively) agree with other values. The values for the height, body weight and the BMI are comparable to the values of average German women at this age; therefore, the measured values show a presentable cross section of women in the 51-60 age group in Germany. The present data can be used as a basis for women aged 51-60 years and can support the detection of possible dysfunctions as well as injury prevention in the parameters of postural control. b 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 2022129591 20222129591 20222129591 20222129591 20222129591 20222129591 20  
the visual system and/or the proprioceptive system, work together smoothly can the ability to balance be guaranteed at all. The systems involved can in turn influence different areas of the body, such as the musculoskeletal system, and at the same time be influenced by them (through endogenous or exogenous factors) [2; 3; 4; 5]. Here, the musculoskeletal system neurophysiologically connects the muscles, fascia and nerves with each other [4; 6; 7; 8; 9]. If the sense of balance fails, dizziness (vertigo), among other things, can result and this is a frequent reason for medical consultation [2; 10]. Accordingly, in the event of a loss of the sense of balance and, thus, of the ability to maintain equilibrium, severe limitations to everyday mobility are to be expected [2]. The importance of physical mobility in old age and, in particular, the problem of falls are well documented, according to which age-related diseases, such as sarcopenia, have a prevalence of up to 60% among the over-65 s [11]. The diseases that can result in the context of demographic change have equally costly consequences for the health system and for the labor sector through work absences [12]. Regarding the presence of normal values for equilibrium distribution and equilibrium fluctuations, there are often reference values for inhomogeneous age- or sex-specific groups. [PERSON] and [PERSON] [13] found no group or gender differences using 431 subjects of both sexes divided into 3 age groups; in the 11-69-year-old group, forefoot loading was 39.7% left to 39.6% right. [PERSON] et al.