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Table 1 Descriptive basal parameters

From: Predictors of fall risk in older adults using the G-STRIDE inertial sensor: an observational multicenter case–control study

 

Overall (n = 163)

Fallers Group (n = 86)

No fallers (n = 77)

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Age (min–max/ M ± DS)

70 – 98 / 82,63 ± 6,01

71 – 96 / 84,17 ± 5,48

70–98/80,9 ± 6,5

-3,44**

Sex

   

32,69***

 Male (Fr (%))

45 (25,9)

19 (22,1)

26 (33,8)

 

 Female (Fr (%))

118 (67,8)

67 (77,9)

51 (66,2)

Weight (min–max/ M ± DS)

33,1 – 105 / 64,28 ± 13,11

33,1 – 94,4 / 63,08 ± 13,44

37,6–105/65,62 ± 12,68

1,23

Height (min–max/ M ± DS)

1,32 – 1,84 /1,56 ± ,10

1,32 – 1,74 / 1,52 ± ,08

1,42–1,84/1,61 ± ,09

6,49***

IMC (min–max/ M ± DS)

,002 – 42,52 / 25,65 ± 6,10

,002 – 42,52 / 26,21 ± 7,45

16,46–35,49/25,02 ± 4,05

-1,27

GDS (min–max/ M ± DS)

1 – 7 /2,05 ± 1,6

1–7/ 2,35 ± 1,7

1–7/1,71 ± 1,43

-2,58 **

Living_Site

   

19,93***

 Residence (Fr (%))

53 (30,5)

31 (36)

22 (28,6)

 

 Home (Fr (%))

110 (63,2)

55 (64)

55 (71,4)

Terrain

   

13,92***

 Mix (Fr (%))

53 (30,5)

9 (10,5)

44 (57,1)

 

 Flat (Fr (%))

99 (56,9)

71 (82,6)

28 (36,4)

Test_Site

   

2,810

 Hospital (Fr (%))

64 (36,8)

52 (60,5)

12 (15,6)

 

 Residence (Fr (%))

52 (29,9)

30 (34,9)

22 (28,6)

 Home (Fr (%))

47 (27)

4 (4,7)

43 (55,8)

  1. **p < 0.01
  2. ***p < 0.001; t Student; X2 Chi Square