Table 2.
Baseline clinical characteristics (mean ± standard deviation SD, or percentages) of the entire sample and the four groups: non-fallers, fallers from 0 to 6 months, fallers from 6 to 12 months and fallers from 12 to 24 months.
| Full sample (n = 259) | Non fallers (n = 187) | Fallers (+0 to +6 months) (n = 20) | Fallers (+6 to +12 months) (n = 26) | Fallers (+12 to +24 months) (n = 26) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (woman, %) | 152(58.7) | 115(61.5) | 10(50) | 12(46.2) | 15(57.7) |
| Age (years ± SD) | 69.5 ± 2.6 | 69.4 ± 2.5 | 71.1 ± 2.7 | 69.3 ± 2.8 | 69.2 ± 2.5 |
| Body mass index (kg.m−2 ± SD) | 26.1 ± 3.6 | 26 ± 3.6 | 26.6 ± 3.8 | 26.2 ± 3.8 | 26.5 ± 3.2 |
| Taking medications (%) | 209(81) | 145(78) | 17(85) | 24(92.3) | 24(92.3) |
| Daily physical activity > 30 min (%) | 201(77.6) | 148(79) | 15(75) | 20(76.9) | 18(69.2) |
| Global visual acuity score (a.u. ± SD) | 1.7 ± 5.9 | 1.7 ± 6.0 | 0.6 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 9.5 | 0.9 ± 0.8 |
| MMSE (score/30 ± SD) | 27.2 ± 2.5 | 27.1 ± 2.4 | 27.1 ± 3.0 | 27.4 ± 2.5 | 27.1 ± 2.4 |
| FAB (Score/18 ± SD) | 13.9 ± 2.7 | 13.8 ± 2.6 | 13.4 ± 2.6 | 14.2 ± 3.3 | 13.9 ± 3.1 |
| One leg standing > 5 s (%) | 225(87.2) | 164(87.5) | 16(80) | 22(84.6) | 23(88.4) |
| No lower limb surgery (%) | 220(85.3) | 160(85.4) | 15(75) | 22(84.6) | 23(88.4) |
| Not abnormal electrocardiogram (%) | 202(78.3) | 151(80.6) | 13(65) | 18(69.2) | 20(76.9) |