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Table 1 Summary of descriptive data for total sample, participants with lower (FES-I ≤ 19) and higher (FES-I > 19) levels of concern

From: The role of concern about falling on stepping performance during complex activities

 

Total sample (N = 308)

Lower Concern (N = 123)

Higher Concern (N = 185)

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

CSRT Single Task (ms)

1007.0

205.7

974.9

203.8

1028.4

204.6

CSRT Visuospatial Task (ms)

1845.1

863.6

1668.2

743.3

1962.8

918.2

Concern about falling (FES-I range 16–64)

22.5

6.3

17.9

0.98

25.6

6.5

Mood (GDS range 0–15)

2.21

1.92

1.61

1.6

2.61

2.0

Anxiety (GAS range 0–9)

0.99

1.68

0.67

1.34

1.20

1.8

Processing speed (TMT A, s)

46.1

20.2

45.5

22.9

46.4

18.4

Task-switching (TMT B, s)

127.9

69.9

126.3

75.2

128.9

66.4

Executive function (TMT B – A, s))

81.9

61.7

80.9

66.4

82.5

58.6

PPA

0.907

0.910

0.711

0.816

1.03

0.948

MMSE

28.51

1.39

28.59

1.22

28.46

1.50

Previous falls in the past year

0.52

0.88

0.28

0.68

0.68

0.96

  1. Legend: CSRT = Choice Stepping Reaction Time, FES-I = Falls Efficacy Scale International, GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale, GAS = Geriatric Anxiety Scale, TMT = Trail Making Test; lower scores represent better performance in all tests