Table 5 Comparison between the results of Late-Life Function & Disability Instrument in terms of gender and fall status
Components | Gender | Falling status | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n = 26) | Female (n = 35) | p value | Fallers (n = 27) | No fallers (n = 34) | p values | |
Function component | ||||||
Function total | 68.5 ± 14.9 | 56.8 ± 15.5 | 0.005 | 56.2 ± 14.5 | 66.5 ± 16.3 | 0.01 |
Upper extremity | 90.4 ± 18.7 | 74.2 ± 21.5 | 0.003 | 75.1 ± 22.2 | 86.2 ± 20.3 | 0.049 |
Basic LE | 81.9 ± 17.2 | 67.4 ± 21.2 | 0.006 | 65.4 ± 19.1 | 80.4 ± 19.8 | 0.005 |
Advanced LE | 60.4 ± 18.4 | 45.4 ± 21.3 | 0.006 | 44.0 ± 21.1 | 58.4 ± 19.5 | 0.008 |
Disability component | ||||||
Frequency total | 49.4 ± 13.8 | 42.6 ± 8.8 | 0.02 | 41.7 ± 8.2 | 48.6 ± 13.0 | 0.02 |
Social role | 47.3 ± 15.5 | 37.0 ± 11.5 | 0.004 | 35.8 ± 11.6 | 45.8 ± 14.6 | 0.005 |
Personal role | 50.5 ± 15.3 | 46.2 ± 11.8 | 0.21 | 44.9 ± 10.8 | 50.5 ± 14.9 | 0.1 |
Limitation total | 77.2 ± 20.9 | 65.5 ± 23.5 | 0.049 | 61.7 ± 22.1 | 77.4 ± 21.6 | 0.007 |
Instrumental role | 76.8 ± 22.8 | 63.7 ± 26.5 | 0.048 | 59.1 ± 25.1 | 77.3 ± 23.4 | 0.005 |
Management role | 87.3 ± 18.6 | 74.6 ± 22.6 | 0.02 | 72.8 ± 25.5 | 85.7 ± 18.7 | 0.02 |