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Table 5 Results of discriminant function analyses

From: Predictors of adherence to a multifaceted podiatry intervention for the prevention of falls in older people

 

Orthoses

Footwear

Exercise

Predictor variables*

Age (1.00)

SF-12 Physical (0.63)

FES-I (-0.62)

SF-12 Physical (1.00)

Wilks' λ

0.93 (p = 0.014)†

0.78 (p = 0.014)†

0.95 (p = 0.007)†

Canonical correlation

0.26

0.47

0.22

Classification accuracy‡

62.1% (62.1%)

71.1% (68.4%)

63.1% (63.1%)

  1. *Significant predictor variables shown with standardised discriminant function coefficients (in brackets).
  2. †p < 0.05
  3. ‡Percentage of cases correctly classified with cross-validated classification accuracy (in brackets)
  4. SF-12 = Short Form-12, FES-I = Falls Efficacy Scale-International.
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BMC Geriatrics

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