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Table 2 Correlations between physical behaviors and demographic/other health-related characteristics

From: Activities-specific performance frequency can accurately detect fallers in elderly populations: an alternative method for quantifying activity restrictions

Correlations

(Spearman’s rho)

Age

(y)

Sex (M:1,F:2)

Sitting time

(1-4)

Fall history

(N:0, Y:1)

FR

(cm)

TUG

(0-5 levels)

Walking ability

Overall ABC

(0-100)

Activities-specific frequency (0-4)

 

 1.Walk around house

.113

.014

-.022

-.055

-.106

-.047

.026

-.058

 2.Up and down stairs

.046

.213*

-.104

-.007

.334**

.566**

.589**

.494**

 3.Pick up slipper

.209

.281**

-.003

.078

.381**

.521**

.634**

.525**

 4.Reach at eye level

-.003

.159

-.216*

-.083

.517**

.543**

.676**

.466**

 5.Reach on tiptoes

.174

.135

-.253*

-.049

.374**

.611**

.654**

.557**

 6.Stand on chair to reach

-.036

.095

-.163

-.010

.449**

.686**

.601**

.668**

 7.Sweep the floor

.273*

.381**

.030

.030

.327**

.657**

.666**

.441**

 8.Walk outside to nearby car

.046

-.071

.000

.132

.311**

.299**

.283**

.199

 9.Get in/out of car

.036

.166

-.007

-.036

.334**

.458**

.461**

.376**

 10.Walk across parking lot

.182

.116

-.023

.202

.348**

.489**

.540**

.322**

 11.Up and down ramp

.052

.062

-.108

-.110

.114

.346**

.419**

.279**

 12.Walk in crowded mall

.165

.015

.024

.184

.372**

.515**

.556**

.411**

 13.Walk in crowd/bumped

.337**

.066

.103

.252*

.097

.250*

.294**

.169

 14.Escalator holding rail

.224*

.013

-.233*

.050

.426**

.661**

.713**

.503**

 15.Escalator not holding rail

.078

.124

-.057

-.116

.21

.433**

.435**

.467**

 16.Walk on icy sidewalks

.259*

.214*

-.112

.140

.367**

.639**

.644**

.590**

 Sitting time (1-4)

.186

-.010

-

.228*

-.194

-.115

-.187

-.220*

  1. *p<0.05, **p<0.01