Mortensen, Thorbjørn Irskov https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2074-662X
Gade, Gustav Valentin https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7944-9913
Jørgensen, Martin Grønbech https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3189-644X
Seppala, Lotta https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9197-1424
van der Velde, Nathalie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6477-6209
Masud, Tahir https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1061-2898
Ryg, Jesper https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8641-3062
Funding for this research was provided by:
Department of Geriatric Medicine, Aalborg University Hospital
Klinisk Institut, Aalborg Universitet
the Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital
the Municipality of Hjørring
A.P. Møller Lægefonden (18-L-0377)
Copenhagen University
Article History
Received: 10 November 2025
Revised: 6 July 2026
Accepted: 20 July 2026
First Online: 12 August 2026
Declarations
Conflicts of interest: MGJ holds shares in the company Fysiometer, which produced the hard- and software used for measuring balance, reaction time, and muscle strength. All other authors declare that they have no competing interests regarding the current study.
Ethical approval: No permission was required from the ethical committee according to Danish legislation since the study did not include an intervention. The study was approved by the Danish Data Protection Agency (2018–82) and registered on clinicaltrials.gov (NCT03608709).
Consent to participate: All participants provided explicit oral and written consent before study inclusion.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.