Table 1.
Subjects’ characteristics reported as mean values ± SD
| Healthy | Patients | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 27) | (n = 35) | |
| Female | 13 | 14 |
| Male | 14 | 21 |
| Age; years (SD) | 44 (13) | 59 (18) |
| Age range; years | 25/70 | 18/86 |
| Weight; kg (SD) | 63 (21) | 74 (15) |
| Height; cm (SD) | 160 (47) | 169 (9) |
| Score Funtional Gait Analyses SD)a | - | 22 (6) |
| FGA range | - | 3/30 |
| - Bilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction score | - | 14 |
| - Unilateral peripheral vestibular dysfunction | - | 9 |
| - Central vestibular dysfunction | - | 6 |
| - Morbus Menière | - | 5 |
| - vestibular migraine | - | 1 |
aA cutoff score of 22/30 on the FGA provides optimum validity for classifying fall risk in older adults at risk for falling and in predicting unexplained falls in community-dwelling older adults. The FGA appears to predict falls in community-dwelling older adults better than the currently recommended clinical tools (e.g. Berg Balance Scale and the Timed Up and Go Test). This 22 from 30-possible-points cutoff score may be used as indicator for falls in elderly patients with vestibular dysfunctions [57]