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Table 2 Extensive physical assessments: with or without experience of falls

From: Relationship between occlusal force and falls among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional correlative study

With experience (n = 38)

Without experience (n = 121)

P-value

Maximum occlusal force, mean kN ± SD

 0.35 ± 0.23

0.25 ± 0.20

.051

Handgrip strength, mean kg ± SD

 27.50 ± 7.87

30.41 ± 9.26

.156

Knee extensor strength, mean kg ± SD

 13.87 ± 7.28

11.70 ± 5.40

.068

One-leg standing, mean sec ± SD

 46.47 ± 50.82

62.58 ± 79.62

.101

5 km/h-image body sway: total length, mean cm ± SD

 42.04 ± 16.32

50.05 ± 19.04

.062

  1. Mann-Whitney U test, SD; standard deviation