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. 2014 Sep 25;9(9):e107620. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107620

Table 3. Fall locations for people with MS and healthy controls.

MS (n = 52, falls = 125) number of falls,(% of total recorded falls) Ctrl (n = 49, falls = 43), number of falls,(% of total recordedfalls)
Falls inside 60 (48%) 6 (14%)
Falls outside 65 (52%) 37 (86%)
Inside
Inside (While standing,turning, walking) 33 (26.4%) 2 (4.6%)
Inside (While gettingon/off chair) 15 (12%) 0 (0%)
Inside (When standing on chair) 1 (0.8%) 0 (0%)
Inside (When climbing up or down stairs) 11 (8.8%) 4(9.3%)
Outside
House entrance/garden (When climbing up/down step) 4 (3.2%) 0
House entrance/garden (Ona path) 4 (3.2%) 3 (6.9%)
House entrance/garden (Onthe lawn) 12 (7.1%) 1 (2.3%)
Away (Walkingup/down stairs) 3 (2.4%) 4 (9.3%)
Away (In the street) 6 (4.8%) 6 (13.9%)
Away (At the shops) 0 0
Away (In a publicbuilding) 4 (3.2%) 3 (6.9%)
Away (At anotherPerson’s house) 3 (2.4%) 3 (6.9%)
Away (Getting in/outof vehicle) 0 0
Away (Other) 31 (24.8%) 17 (39.5%)