Table 5.

Differences from pairwise comparison of proportions of participants falling while undertaking various activities

	Participants falling at least once		Number of falls per participant
	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p value*	Ratio of counts (95% CI)	p value*
Walking forward vs
Walking backward or sideways†	2·9 (1·5–5·7)	0·0015	3·1 (1·7–5·7)	0·0002
Walking and turning†	2·9 (1·5–5·7)	0·0015	3·1 (1·7–5·7)	0·0002
Initiation of walking†	2·1 (1·1–3·9)	0·0174	2·1 (1·2–3·5)	0·0057
Sitting down or lowering†	1·7 (0·9–3·1)	0·0797	1·9 (1·1–3·1)	0·0157
Getting up or rising†	2·2 (1·2–4·2)	0·0112	2·5 (1·4–4·3)	0·0012
Seated or wheeling in wheelchair†	4·2 (2·0–8·6)	0·0001	4·5 (2·3–9·1)	<0·0001
Standing quietly†	1·5 (0·8–2·7)	0·1478	1·8 (1·1–2·9)	0·0215
Standing and reaching†	4·6 (2·1–9·8)	<0·0001	4·5 (2·3–9·1)	<0·0001
Standing and turning†	4·2 (2·0–8·6)	0·0001	3·8 (2·0–7·4)	<0·0001
Sitting down or lowering vs
Seated or wheeling in wheelchair†	2·4 (1·1–5·2)	0·0214	2·5 (1·2–5·2)	0·0188
Standing and reaching†	2·7 (1·2–6·0)	0·0127	2·5 (1·2–5·2)	0·0188
Standing and turning†	2·4 (1·1–5·2)	0·0214	2·1 (1·02–4·2)	0·0426
Initiation of walking vs
Seated or wheeling in wheelchair†	2·0 (0·9–4·3)	0·0903	2·2 (1·02–4·7)	0·0448
Standing and reaching†	2·1 (0·97–4·9)	0·0575	2·2 (1·02–4·7)	0·0448
Standing quietly vs
Seated or wheeling in wheelchair†	2·7 (1·3–5·8)	0·0099	2·5 (1·2–5·4)	0·0140
Standing and reaching†	3·0 (1·4–6·6)	0·0057	2·5 (1·2–5·4)	0·0140
Standing and turning†	2·7 (1·2–5·8)	0·0099	2·2 (1·1–4·3)	0·0323

^*p values are not adjusted for the 34 multiple comparisons.

^†Proportion was greater for activity in the heading than for this activity. Table 4 shows exact numbers per category.