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Table 2 Characteristics of Subjects classified by follow-up fall reports

From: How accurate are geriatricians’ fall predictions?

 

Total N = 89

Reported as Fallers N = 25

Reported as Non-Fallers N = 64

p-values

Mean Age (years)

75.3

76.8

74.7

0.234

%Female Gender

49

44

52

0.521a

Mean BMI

28.8

28.0

29.1

0.426

Mean BP systolic/diastolic

135/76

136/75

134/76

0.815/0.619

Mean Number of Diagnoses

8.4

9.9

7.9

0.023

Mean Number of Movement Disorders

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.966b

Mean Number of Medications

7.7

8.5

7.4

0.236

Mean Number of Psychoactive Medications

0.9

1.2

0.8

0.154b

Mean SIB (score)

3.2

4.7

2.7

0.014

Mean 4 stage balance (seconds)

31.4

28.2

32.6

0.022

Mean TUG (seconds)

14.1

17.6

12.8

0.101b

Mean Number of 30 second Chair Stands

10.6

9.2

11.1

0.064

  1. aChi-square test; bWilcoxon rank-sum test; others are t-tests
  2. SIB Stay Independent Brochure, TUG Timed-Up-and-Go, BP Blood Pressure, BMI Body Mass Index