Table 5. Comparison of parameters in relation with the number of falls.
| Number of falls in the previous year | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameter | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Stable COPD (%) § | 18 (62.1%) | 11 (37.9%) | 0 (0%) | 0.001 |
| AE COPD (%) § | 4 (23.5%) | 7 (41.2%) | 6 (35.3%) | |
| SLS EC ¥ | 3.3 [4.1] | 3.3 [3.3] | 0.7 [2.8] | 0.032 |
| SLS EO ¥ | 15.9 [7.1] | 13.4 [14.2] | 6.4 [5.8] | 0.005 |
| ABC ¥ | 74.4 [13.7] | 66.6 [31.9] | 36.8 [33.4] | 0.006 |
| TUG ¥ | 12.0 [2.7] | 13.3 [2.9] | 17.4 [6.8] | 0.002 |
| BBS ¥ | 52.5 [7] | 48.5 [10] | 44.5 [6] | 0.026 |
| 6 MWD ¥ | 438.5 [105] | 327.5 [179] | 157 [167] | <0.001 |
| CAT ¥ | 15.5 [10] | 23 [13] | 33 [6] | <0.001 |
| Anxiety score ¥ | 6 [3] | 8 [6] | 9.5 [9] | 0.024 |
| Depression score ¥ | 7 [5] | 12 [6] | 12 [2] | 0.005 |
Note: the number of falls was only assessed for patients with stable and AECOPD, and not for controls.
§ Data is presented as number of individuals and (percentage). p value was calculated with chi-square for trend test.
¥ Data is presented as median and [interquartile range]. p value was calculated with Kruskal-Wallis test.