Table 2 Participants characteristics as regards risk factors for falling according to retrospective falls occurrence
Variable | Nonfallers | Fallers | Recurrent fallers | Low-high risk for falling cutoff | Low risk prevalence | High risk prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (yrs) | 73.2鈥壜扁赌�6.1 | 73.6鈥壜扁赌�6.9 | 73.3鈥壜扁赌�7.5 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Gender | ||||||
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 53.1% | 46.9% | 23.1% | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
鈥僊补濒别 | 68.4% | 31.6% | 14.1% | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Education (yrs) | 5.3鈥壜扁赌�4.0 | 5.1鈥壜扁赌�3.7 | 4.8鈥壜扁赌�3.5 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Health conditions (n) | 5.4鈥壜扁赌�2.8 | 6.9鈥壜扁赌�3.2 a | 7.5鈥壜扁赌�3.2 b | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Geriatric depression score (0鈥�15) | 3.5鈥壜扁赌�3.0 | 4.8鈥壜扁赌�3.5 a | 5.5鈥壜扁赌�3.8 b | 鈮� 5 | 91.6% | 8.4% |
Daytime sleepiness score (0鈥�24) | 4.5鈥壜扁赌�3.7 | 4.3鈥壜扁赌�3.7 | 4.0鈥壜扁赌�3.7 | 鈮� 10 | 91.9% | 8.1% |
Cognitive status score (0鈥�30 points) | 26.6鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | 25.5鈥壜扁赌�5.4 a | 24.5鈥壜扁赌�6.6 b | <鈥� 24 | 83% | 17% |
Fear of falling score (16鈥�64 points) | 23.1鈥壜扁赌�6.5 | 27.1鈥壜扁赌�8.6 a | 29.2鈥壜扁赌�9.8 b | 鈮� 28 | 72.4% | 27.6% |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 28.5鈥壜扁赌�4.0 | 29.1鈥壜扁赌�4.2 | 29.3鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Fat body mass (%) | 30.7鈥壜扁赌�7.9 | 33.7鈥壜扁赌�6.9 a | 34.0鈥壜扁赌�6.7 b | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Lower body strength (rep) | 13.2鈥壜扁赌�4.6 | 11.9鈥壜扁赌�4.7 a | 11.8鈥壜扁赌�4.1 b | 鈮� 15 | 77.2% | 22.8% |
Upper body strength (rep) | 15.2鈥壜扁赌�4.8 | 14.4鈥壜扁赌�5.2 a | 13.9鈥壜扁赌�5.0 b | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Lower body flexibility (cm) | 鈭�2.7鈥壜扁赌�10.3 | 鈭�3.8鈥壜扁赌�10.8 | 鈭�3.1鈥壜扁赌�10.0 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Upper body flexibility (cm) | 鈭�13.6鈥壜扁赌�12.0 | 鈭�14.8鈥壜扁赌�12.7 | 鈭�15.1鈥壜扁赌�12.6 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Aerobic endurance (m) | 447.3鈥壜扁赌�99.5 | 413.1鈥壜扁赌�111.7 a | 401.7鈥壜扁赌�105.1 b | <鈥� 320 | 84.9% | 15.1% |
Agility/dynamic balance (sec) | 6.8鈥壜扁赌�2.4 | 7.5鈥壜扁赌�2.6 a | 7.9鈥壜扁赌�2.8 b | 鈮� 13.5 | 96.9% | 3.1% |
Multidimensional balance (0鈥�40 points) | 30.7鈥壜扁赌�6.5 | 27.8鈥壜扁赌�7.4 a | 27.1鈥壜扁赌�8.1 b | 鈮� 25 | 78.7% | 21.3% |
Stepping-forward error-tendency | ||||||
鈥僓苍诲别谤别蝉迟颈尘补迟颈辞苍 | 81.0% | 73.0% | 74.8% | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
鈥僌惫别谤别蝉迟颈尘补迟颈辞苍 | 19.0% | 27.% | 25.2% | 听 | 听 | 听 |
Physical functioning score (0鈥�24 points) | 21.3鈥壜扁赌�3.7 | 19.3鈥壜扁赌�4.9 a | 19.1鈥壜扁赌�5.1 b | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |
Physical activity (MET-min/wk) | 1818.4鈥壜扁赌�2464.2 | 1957.0鈥壜扁赌�2669.2 | 1938.9鈥壜扁赌�2523.4 | <鈥� 1125 | 60.6% | 39.4% |
Environmental hazards number (0鈥�34) | 14.4鈥壜扁赌�3.4 | 14.1鈥壜扁赌�3.6 | 13.8鈥壜扁赌�3.5 | 鈥� | 鈥� | 鈥� |