Table 1 Characteristics of the total sample and by the fall status (occasional and recurrent fallers)
Variablesa | Entire sample | Occasional fallers | Recurrent fallers | P-value | Cohens鈥� d (90% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n听=鈥�504 | n聽=鈥�356 (70.6%) | n聽=鈥�148 (29.4%) | |||
Age (years) | 73.3鈥壜扁赌�6.4 | 73.1鈥壜扁赌�6.4 | 73.8鈥壜扁赌�6.5 | 0.236 | 0.11 (鈭掆��0.10;0.27) |
Female (n/%) | 391 (77.6%) | 273 (54.2%) | 118 (23.4%) | < .001 | 鈭�0.27 (鈭掆��0.33;-0.20) |
Male (n/%) | 113 (22.4%) | 83 (16.5%) | 30 (6.0%) | < .001 | 鈭�0.30 (鈭掆��0.34;-0.26) |
Body composition | |||||
鈥僕eight (Kg) | 69.9鈥壜扁赌�11.7 | 70.0鈥壜扁赌�11.9 | 69.5鈥壜扁赌�11.3 | 0.636 | 鈭�0.05 (鈭掆��0.20;0.12) |
鈥僅eight (cm) | 155.7鈥壜扁赌�8.4 | 155.8鈥壜扁赌�8.6 | 155.4鈥壜扁赌�7.7 | 0.596 | 鈭�0.05 (鈭掆��0.21;0.11) |
鈥僕aist circumference (cm) | 96.7鈥壜扁赌�10.9 | 97.0鈥壜扁赌�10.9 | 96.1鈥壜扁赌�11.0 | 0.406 | 鈭�0.08 (鈭掆��0.24;0.08) |
鈥傿ody mass index (Kg/m2) | 28.8鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | 28.8鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | 28.7鈥壜扁赌�4.0 | 0.869 | 鈭�0.03 (鈭掆��0.19;0.14) |
Chronic diseases (total) | 2.5鈥壜扁赌�1.8 | 2.2鈥壜扁赌�1.6 | 3.3鈥壜扁赌�2.2 | < .001 | 0.60 (0.45;0.78) |
Physical impairments (total) | 2.9鈥壜扁赌�1.7 | 2.4鈥壜扁赌�1.5 | 4.0鈥壜扁赌�1.7 | < .001 | 1.03 (0.86;1.19) |
Cognitive impairments (score) | 26.5鈥壜扁赌�3.6 | 27.0鈥壜扁赌�3.2 | 22.2鈥壜扁赌�4.2 | < .001 | 鈭�1.36 (鈭掆��1.54;-1.19) |
Physical function (score) | 20.6鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | 21.2鈥壜扁赌�3.5 | 19.1鈥壜扁赌�5.1 | < .001 | 鈭�0.52 (鈭掆��0.68;-0.36) |
Multidimensional balance (score) | 29.2鈥壜扁赌�7.3 | 30.3鈥壜扁赌�6.1 | 26.5鈥壜扁赌�9.0 | < .001 | 鈭�0.54 (鈭掆��0.70;-0.37) |
Fear of falling (score) | 21.8鈥壜扁赌�6.7 | 20.1鈥壜扁赌�4.9 | 25.9鈥壜扁赌�8.6 | < .001 | 0.93 (0.77;1.10) |
Affordances perception (cm) | 8.3鈥壜扁赌�7.2 | 8.5鈥壜扁赌�7.3 | 7.9鈥壜扁赌�7.0 | 0.429 | 鈭�0.08 (鈭掆��0.24;0.08) |
Gait (score) | 11.4鈥壜扁赌�1.4 | 11.6鈥壜扁赌�1.1 | 11.1鈥壜扁赌�1.8 | < .001 | 鈭�0.37 (鈭掆��0.53;-0.21) |
Physical activity (Mets/week) | 1996.5鈥壜扁赌�1928.1 | 2069.5鈥壜扁赌�1933.7 | 1753.6鈥壜扁赌�1712.9 | 0.085 | 鈭�0.17 (鈭掆��0.33;-0.01) |
Environmental hazards (total) | 10.7鈥壜扁赌�6.6 | 11.2鈥壜扁赌�6.5 | 9.5鈥壜扁赌�6.8 | 0.010 | 鈭�0.26 (鈭掆��0.42;-0.10) |
cFRs (standardized score) | 0.00鈥壜扁赌�4.0 | 鈭�1.24鈥壜扁赌�3.2 | 2.99鈥壜扁赌�4.1 | < .001 | 1.21 (1.04;1.39) |