Characteristic | Non-Fallers (N = 51) | One-Time Fallers (N = 20) | Recurrent Fallers (N = 12) | p -value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 79.6 ± 5.1 | 78.0 ± 5.5 | 78.5 ± 4.7 | 0.325 |
Female % (number)a | 62.2 (33) | 85.0 (17) | 83.3 (10) | 0.095 |
Mini-Mental State Examinationa | 29 (25,30) | 29 (26,30) | 29 (28,30) | 0.448 |
Number drugs/daya | 4.0 (0,10) | 3.5 (1,11) | 4.0 (2,9) | 0.703 |
Number of diagnosed diseasesa | 1.0 (0,8) | 2.0 (0,8) | 1.0 (1,4) | 0.665 |
Height (cm) | 160.1 ± 10.3 | 155.3 ± 5.2 | 163.3 ± 10.4 | 0.051 |
Weight (kg) | 67.1 ± 13.3 | 63.8 ± 8.2 | 78.0 ± 14.7 | NF- OF: 0.592 |
NF- RF: 0.030 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.010 | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 ± 4.2 | 26.4 ± 3.2 | 29.0 ± 3.7 | 0.097 |
Number of falls in last yeara | 0 (0,0) | 1 (1,1) | 2.5 (2,4) | NF- OF: < 0.001 |
NF- RF: < 0.001 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.040 | ||||
Fall efficacy scale International (FES-I)a | 19 (16,34) | 21 (16,58) | 21 (16,39) | NF- OF: 0.009 |
NF- RF: 0.938 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.078 | ||||
Late Life Function | ||||
Overall functiona | 67 (50,88) | 66 (45,100) | 57 (54,77) | NF- OF: 0.179 |
NF- RF: 0.005 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.117 | ||||
Upper extremity functiona | 19 (16,34) | 21 (16,58) | 21 (16,39) | 0.483 |
Basic lower extremity functiona | 81 (61,100) | 81 (53,100) | 70 (65,88) | NF- OF: 0.115 |
NF- RF: 0.004 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.162 | ||||
Advanced lower extremity functiona | 60 (20,54) | 59 (19,55) | 50 (23,52) | NF- OF: 0.213 |
NF- RF: 0.008 | ||||
OF- RF: 0.154 |