Table 2.
Falls-related outcomes for participants with chronic ankle symptoms (n = 134) and controls (n = 92)
| Chronic ankle symptoms | Controls | Effect size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fallers, n (%) | 86 (64%) | 24 (26%) | 38% [26, 50] |
| Fallers with multiple (> 1) falls, n (%) | 53 (40%) | 7 (8%) | 0.3% [0.2, 0.4] |
| Injured fallers, n (%) b | 41 (31%) | 3 (3%) | 35% [18, 52] |
| Bruises/cuts/grazes, n (%) b | 47 (55%) | 3 (13%) | 42% [25, 59] |
| Sprains/strains, n (%) b | 16 (19%) | 1 (4%) | 14% [3, 26] |
| Fractures/dislocations, n (%) b | 14 (16%) | 0 (0%) | 16% [7, 26] |
| Hospitalisations, n (%) b | 13 (32%) | 0 (0%) | 32% [4, 67] ^ |
| High concern about falling, n (%) | 44 (33%) | 1 (1%) | 32% [24, 40] |
| Moderate concern about falling, n (%) | 52 (39%) | 12 (13%) | 26% [15, 37] |
| Low concern about falling, n (%) | 38 (28%) | 79 (86%) | -58% [-68, -47] |
| FES-I, 16–64a | 24.3 (7.9) | 21.4 (8.2) | 2.9 [0.5, 5.2] |
| ABC, %a | 78.4 (19.9) | 88.4 (20.7) | -10.0 [-15.9, -4.1] |
ABC The Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale, FES-I The Falls Efficacy Scale-International
Data are presented as number (%) and risk difference (RD) (95% CI), and analysed using chi-squared tests unless otherwise stated
aData presented as mean (standard deviation) and mean differences (MD) and 95% confidence interval (CI), and analysed using ANCOVA (age, sex, and severity of pain in body in areas other than the ankle as covariates)
bPercentage is calculated from the number of fallers in each group (e.g., # hospitalized/# fallers)