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Table 3 Comparison of the two factors between the groups with and without a fear of falling

From: The geriatric depression scale and the timed up and go test predict fear of falling in community-dwelling elderly women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Factors

Fear of falling

p-value

Yes (n = 49)

No (n = 50)

Factor 1

   

 Spatiotemporal

−0.27 ± 1.17

0.26 ± 0.72

.032a,b

Factor 2

   

 Variability

−0.07 ± 0.96

0.07 ± 1.04

.389a

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation
  2. aMann-Whitney test; bStatistical significance
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