Table 1.
Sample demographics
| Demographics | Total Sample | Nonfallers | Fallers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | |
| Age (y) | 2097 | 66.81±9.99 | 1326 | 65.89±9.65 | 771 | 68.39±10.36 |
| Mass (Kg) | 2044 | 175.85±39.65 | 1298 | 177.31±38.91 | 746 | 173.30±40.80 |
| Height (cm) | 2009 | 67.24±4.16 | 1294 | 67.52±4.04 | 715 | 66.73±4.32 |
| BMI | 1987 | 27.26±5.40 | 1280 | 27.25±5.15 | 707 | 27.28±5.82 |
| Disease duration | 1990 | 7.36±5.38 | 1243 | 6.21±4.64 | 747 | 9.28±5.96 |
| Falls | 2101 | 0.61±0.98 | 1330 | 0.00±0.00 | 771 | 1.66±0.93 |
| TUG test | 2101 | 13.79±6.74 | 1330 | 12.09±5.41 | 771 | 16.72±7.73 |
| Arthritis | 2090 | 0.74±0.96 | 1324 | 0.65±0.89 | 766 | 0.89±1.05 |
| H&Y | 2019 | 2.37±1.01 | 1280 | 2.14±0.89 | 739 | 2.78±1.06 |
| PDQ-39 mobility | 2083 | 11.90±10.67 | 1321 | 8.48±8.96 | 762 | 17.82±10.80 |
| PDQ-39 activities of daily living | 2081 | 7.08±5.70 | 1320 | 5.64±4.96 | 761 | 9.60±6.03 |
| PDQ-39 emotional well-being | 2079 | 5.66±4.67 | 1319 | 4.85±4.30 | 760 | 7.07±4.95 |
| PDQ-39 stigma | 2082 | 2.84±3.23 | 1319 | 2.63±3.12 | 763 | 3.21±3.38 |
| PDQ-39 social support | 2078 | 1.28±1.86 | 1317 | 1.04±1.71 | 761 | 1.69±2.03 |
| PDQ-39 cognition | 2081 | 4.07±3.15 | 1320 | 3.47±2.87 | 761 | 5.12±3.33 |
| PDQ-39 communication | 2081 | 2.72±2.60 | 1320 | 2.12±2.23 | 761 | 3.78±2.86 |
| PDQ-39 pain | 2080 | 3.97±2.84 | 1318 | 3.45±2.66 | 762 | 4.85±2.93 |
| 5 word | 2090 | 4.37±0.95 | 1324 | 4.48±0.84 | 766 | 4.17±1.09 |
| Verbal fluency | 2082 | 18.31±6.65 | 1319 | 19.40±6.61 | 763 | 16.43±6.28 |
| Delayed recall | 2082 | 2.93±1.39 | 1320 | 3.06±1.34 | 762 | 2.70±1.45 |