Table 4.
Estimated proportion of participants falling at least once, and average number of falls per participant, for each activity at time of falling
| Frequency*
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Participants falling while undertaking activity† |
Number of falls per participant† |
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| Number | Percentage of falls captured |
Estimated proportion, % (SE) |
95% CI | Estimated count, n (SE) |
95% CI | |
| Walking forward | 54 | 24% | 28·1% (4·0) | 21·0–36·6 | 0·39 (0·06) | 0·29–0·53 |
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| Standing quietly | 29 | 13% | 20·3% (3·6) | 14·2–28·2 | 0·22 (0·04) | 0·15–0·33 |
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| Sitting down or lowering | 28 | 13% | 18·8% (3·5) | 12·9–26·5 | 0·21 (0·04) | 0·14–0·32 |
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| Initiation of walking | 24 | 11% | 15·6% (3·2) | 10·3–23·0 | 0·19 (0·04) | 0·12–0·29 |
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| Getting up or rising | 20 | 9% | 14·5% (3·2) | 9·6–22·1 | 0·15 (0·04) | 0·10–0·25 |
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| Walking backward or sideways | 16 | 7% | 11·7% (2·8) | 7·1–18·6 | 0·13 (0·03) | 0·07–0·21 |
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| Walking and turning | 16 | 7% | 11·7% (2·8) | 7·1–18·6 | 0·13 (0·03) | 0·07–0·21 |
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| Standing and turning | 14 | 6% | 8·6% (2·5) | 4·8–14·9 | 0·10 (0·03) | 0·06–0·18 |
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| Seated or wheeling in wheelchair | 12 | 5% | 8·6% (2·5) | 4·8–14·9 | 0·08 (0·03) | 0·05–0·16 |
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| Standing and reaching | 11 | 5% | 7·8% (2·4) | 4·2–13·9 | 0·09 (0·03) | 0·05–0·16 |
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| Could not tell | 3 | 1% | ·· | ·· | ·· | ·· |
In descending order of frequency.
*
Of 227 total falls captured.
†
Of 218 falls analysed; after exclusion of cases for which the faller could not be identified (six) and cases for which the team could not identify the activity at time of falling (three).