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Table 4 Proportion of participants with a decline in each specific test of executive function (EF) between 2005 and 2011, and their comparisons by fall status at 6-years

From: Executive function and prospective falls: a 6-year longitudinal study in community-dwelling older adults

 

Total

Non-fallers

One-time benign fallers

Serious fallers

P-value*

 

(N = 906)

(N = 605)

(N = 118)

(N = 183)

 

Decline in CDT

19.8

18.2

25.4

21.5

.160

Decline in Verbal fluency

37.3

35.1

39.8

42.6

.158

Decline in TMT-B

46.2

45.6

50.0

45.3

.686

Decline in any EF test

72.7

71.6

75.7

74.6

.555

  1. *P-value from Chi-square test
  2. CDT = clock drawing test, TMT = trail making test
  3. Decline in CDT defined as a loss ≥ 2 points between 2005 and 2011
  4. Decline in Verbal fluency defined as a loss ≥ 3 points between 2005 and 2011
  5. Decline in TMT-B defined as a ≥ 10% increase in the time to complete TMT-B between 2005 and 2011
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BMC Geriatrics

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