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Table 2 Group comparison between individuals in analytical sample and drop-out individuals

From: The association between fear of falling and occurrence of falls: a one-year cohort study

 

Analytical sample (n = 530)

Drop out (n = 217)

p-value

Age, n (%)

 65–69

64 (12.1)

51 (18.8)

0.106

 70–74

187 (35.3)

93 (34.3)

 

 75–79

160 (30.2)

73 (26.9)

 

 80–84

87 (16.4)

36 (13.3)

 

 Above 85

32 ( 6.0)

18 (6.6)

 

Fear of fall, n (%)

286 (54.0)

142 (52.4)

0.730

Female, n (%)

354 (66.8)

164 (60.5)

0.093

Slower TUG, n (%)

9 (1.7)

3 (1.1)

0.744

Polypharmacy, n (%)

95 (17.9)

45 (17.0)

0.818

  1. TUG timed up and go test
  2. Participants whose TUG score was less than 13.5 s were classified as slower