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Table 1 Characteristics of participants without and with fear of falling (FoF) at baseline

From: Longitudinal follow-up study on fear of falling during and after rehabilitation in skilled nursing facilities

 

All participants n = 280

Participants without FoF n = 105

Participants with FoF n = 175

p-value

Age in years, median (IQR)

82.4 (75.8 – 87.4)

79.7 (72.6 – 85.7)

83.4 (76.9 – 88.1)

0.005*

Female, n (%)

198 (70.7 %)

63 (60.0 %)

135 (77.1 %)

0.002**

Living alone

196 (70.0 %)

69 (65.7 %)

127 (72.6 %)

0.225**

Diagnosis at admission, n (%)

   

0.017**

 - Stroke

64 (22.9 %)

31 (29.5 %)

33 (18.9 %)

0.040***

 - Orthopaedic, elective

36 (12.9 %)

8 (7.6 %)

28 (16.0 %)

0.043***

 - Trauma

95 (33.9 %)

29 (27.6 %)

66 (37.7 %)

0.084***

 - Other

85 (30.4 %)

37 (35.2 %)

48 (27.4 %)

0.169***

Average number of falls per week, median (IQR)

1 (0–3)

0 (0 – 2)

1 (0 – 3)

<0.001*

MMSE, median (IQR)

25 (21–27)

25 (20 – 27)

25 (22 – 27)

0.289*

GDS8 (total), median (IQR)

0 (0–2)

0 (0 – 1)

1 (0 – 2)

0.029*

Barthel at admission, median (IQR)

10 (6–14)

9.5 (6 – 15)

10 (6 – 14)

0.694*

SES (total), median (IQR)

35 (31–38)

35 (33 – 38)

34 (30 – 37)

0.043*

  1. *Mann–Whitney U test; **Pearson’s Chi-square test, ***Pearson’s Chi-square test per patient group; IQR interquartile range, MMSE minimal mental state, GDS8 Geriatric Depression Scale-8 Items, SES self-efficacy scale