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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: The effect of perturbation-based balance training on balance control and fear of falling in older adults: a single-blind randomised controlled trial

 

Control (n = 43)

PBT (n = 39)

p-value

Age (years)

73 (8)

73 (10)

0.77

Sex (male/female)

9/34

8/31

0.96

Height (cm)

164.0 (10.0)

161.0 (11.6)

0.50

Weight (kg)

69.7 (18.5)

71.1 (19.0)

0.73

BMI (kg/m2)

26.3 (4.2)

27.0 (5.0)

0.71

Falls in previous 12 months (1, 2, ≥ 3 (n))

1 (25), 2 (12), ≥ 3 (6)

1 (24), 2 (7), ≥ 3 (8)

0.90

Physiotherapy T0-T1 (yes/no)

19/24

20/19

0.52

Gait/Balance training T0-T1 (yes/no)

4/39

4/35

0.88

  1. Data is presented as median (interquartile range) or frequencies. Physiotherapy T0-T1 and Gait/balance training T0-T1; if participants received any physiotherapy sessions between T0 and T1, and if this training included gait and/or balance training. BMI = Body Mass Index
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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