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Table 2 Diagnostic accuracy of gait disorder and intrinsic-extrinsic classification for detecting non-cardiovascular mediated falls (n = 41)

From: Gait disorders are associated with non-cardiovascular falls in elderly people: a preliminary study

Diagnostic Approach

Patients with Non-CV Causes*

Patients with CV Causes†

Sensitivity (%)

Specificity (%)

p-value

Fisher exact test

Gait Disorder +

34

1

97.1

83

<0.001‡

Gait Disorder -

1

5

   

Extrinsic Fall

10

1

28

83

0.9128‡

Intrinsic Fall

25

5

   
  1. *Non-CV cause: non-cardiovascular neurally mediated cause. †CV causes: cardiovascular neurally mediated cause. Gait Disorder +: presence of gait disorder. Gait Disorder -: absence of gait disorder. ‡p-value of the associations with non-cardiovascular mediated falls for each diagnostic approach.
  2. Note: Neurally mediated cardiovascular causes are the following: orthostatic hypotension, postprandial hypotension, vasovagal syncope and carotid sinus hypersensitivity.
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BMC Geriatrics

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