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This study aims to examine the effects of socio-economic status and physical activity on anxiety, depression, and sleep quality among college students during theCOVID-19 pandemic, with an emphasis on gender differences in these relationships.

In this cross-sectional study, a total of 525 participants, including 93 men and 432 women from a university setting were recruited. Data were collected through online surveys, using standard tools, that assessed socio-economic status, physical activity levels, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality. For data analysis, regression analyses were conducted to determine the predictive power of socio-economic status and physical activity on the psychological outcomes.

Regression analysis indicated that socio-economic status significantly predicted anxiety (Women: β = -0.23, p < 0.001; Men: β = -0.21, p < 0.001), depression (Women: β = -0.25, p < 0.001; Men: β = -0.24, p < 0.001), and sleep quality (Women: β = 0.28, p < 0.001; Men: β = 0.27, p < 0.001) in both genders. Physical activity also emerged as a significant predictor, with negative associations with anxiety (Women: β = -0.19, p < 0.001; Men: β = -0.18, p < 0.01) and depression (Women: β = -0.21, p < 0.001; Men: β = -0.20, p < 0.001), and a positive relationship with sleep quality (Women: β = 0.32, p < 0.001; Men: β = 0.30, p < 0.001).

Thus, it can be concluded that socio-economic status and physical activity are crucial factors influencing psychological well-being and sleep quality among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic which address the importance of considering socio-economic disparities and promoting physical activity as potential strategies to mitigate psychological distress and improve sleep quality in this population. According to the findings, gender-specific considerations should also be incorporated into intervention designs to effectively address the unique needs of male and female students.

Vision, vestibular sense, proprioception and muscle strength are required to maintain balance. However, gender could also play a crucial role in postural sway.

This study was used to examine (i) the impact of gender, surface type, and vision on postural sway; (ii) the effects of gender and vision on the limb symmetry of postural sway; and (iii) to understand the effects of gender, stance, surface type and vision on the alterations of dynamic postural sway alterations.

This was a cross-sectional study in which young, healthy men (n = 15) and women (n = 12) underwent a balance control assessment using a force plate (SATEL, 40 Hz). Postural stances were evaluated in different conditions: opened eyes (EO) and closed eyes (EC), on different surface foam vs. firm, a dominant leg stance (DL) vs. a non-dominant leg stance (NDL), and a mediolateral stance (ML) vs. an anteroposterior stance (AP). The mediolateral sway (ML sway), anteroposterior sway (AP sway), and sway area were calculated from the centre of pressure displacements.

ML sway, AP sway and sway area increased when eyes were closed (P < 0.000). Foam surface perturbs balance control more than firm surface under EO and EC conditions for both genders, as observed in the AP sway curve (P < 0.000). A functional symmetry exists between the DL and NDL for all sway parameters: the ML sway, AP sway, and sway area (P = 0.720; P = 0.292; P = 0.954). The AP stance is more stable for the ML sway than the ML stance for both genders (P < 0.001). For the AP sway, the ML stance is more stable than the AP sway AP direction stance for both genders (P < 0.001). Women were significantly more stable than men in the ML stance when vision was absent (P < 0.01).

Postural sway was altered more significantly on a foam surface than on a firm surface and symmetry between the DL and NDL was observed. Furthermore, we concluded that women have better dynamic balance control than men.

Vision, vestibular sense, proprioception and muscle strength are required to maintain balance. However, gender could also play a crucial role in postural sway.

This study was used to examine (i) the impact of gender, surface type, and vision on postural sway; (ii) the effects of gender and vision on the limb symmetry of postural sway; and (iii) to understand the effects of gender, stance, surface type and vision on the alterations of dynamic postural sway alterations.

This was a cross-sectional study in which young, healthy men (n = 15) and women (n = 12) underwent a balance control assessment using a force plate (SATEL, 40 Hz). Postural stances were evaluated in different conditions: opened eyes (EO) and closed eyes (EC), on different surface foam vs. firm, a dominant leg stance (DL) vs. a non-dominant leg stance (NDL), and a mediolateral stance (ML) vs. an anteroposterior stance (AP). The mediolateral sway (ML sway), anteroposterior sway (AP sway), and sway area were calculated from the centre of pressure displacements.

ML sway, AP sway and sway area increased when eyes were closed (P < 0.000). Foam surface perturbs balance control more than firm surface under EO and EC conditions for both genders, as observed in the AP sway curve (P < 0.000). A functional symmetry exists between the DL and NDL for all sway parameters: the ML sway, AP sway, and sway area (P = 0.720; P = 0.292; P = 0.954). The AP stance is more stable for the ML sway than the ML stance for both genders (P < 0.001). For the AP sway, the ML stance is more stable than the AP sway AP direction stance for both genders (P < 0.001). Women were significantly more stable than men in the ML stance when vision was absent (P < 0.01).

Postural sway was altered more significantly on a foam surface than on a firm surface and symmetry between the DL and NDL was observed. Furthermore, we concluded that women have better dynamic balance control than men.