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Table 6 Test Characteristics of TUG for identifying fallers and frequent near-fallers

From: The history of falls and the association of the timed up and go test to falls and near-falls in older adults with hip osteoarthritis

TUG cut-off score

10 sec

11 sec

12 sec

13 sec

14 sec

N (TUG ≥)

77

56

38

30

27

Sensitivity Faller

0.73

0.67

0.44

0.33

0.27

Specificity Faller

0.35

0.55

0.70

0.74

0.77

Sensitivity Near-faller

0.81

0.68

0.55

0.45

0.36

Specificity Near-faller

0.36

0.51

0.70

0.77

0.79