Table 3. Fall Risk Assessment (Physical Function) and Fear of Falling.
| Intervention group at baseline |
Intervention groupat 12 months |
Control group at baseline |
Control group at 12 months |
Difference between groups [95% CI] |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TUG (seconds) | N=222 | N=181 | N=155 | N=114 | ||
| 13.0 ± 5.5 | 12.1 ± 5.3 | 16.2 ± 8.4 | 17.7 ± 12.6 | −2.39 [−3.91; −0.87] |
0.014 | |
| 12.0 (5.5–40.8) |
11.0 (4.0–42.4) |
14.0 (6.0–45.0) |
13.5 (5.0–92.0) |
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| CST (seconds) | N=214 | N=172 | N=137 | N=94 | ||
| 17.4 ± 9.3 | 14.8 ± 6.4 | 19.4 ± 10.1 | 17.1 ± 7.9 | −0.73 [−2.60; 1.14] |
0.466 | |
| 15.0 (7.0–90.0) |
13.4 (6.8–60.0) |
16.7 (7.6–68.0) |
15.0 (8.0–49.0) |
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| mRomberg (seconds) | N=222 | N=181 | N=153 | N=107 | ||
| 25.3 ± 6.2 | 26.7 ± 5.3 | 24.0 ± 7.9 | 24.1 ± 7.5 | 1.70 [0.35; 3.04] |
0.037 | |
| 30.0 (2.0–30.0) |
30.0 (10.0–30.0) |
30.0 (2.0–30.0) |
30.0 (7.0–30.0) |
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| FES-I (points) | N=203 | N=167 | N=149 | N=108 | ||
| 25.2 ± 8.2 | 23.4 ± 7.4 | 27.4 ± 9.8 | 27.5 ± 10.3 | −2.28 [−3.87; −0.69]) |
0.022 | |
| 23.0 (16.0–58.0) |
21.0 (16.0–49.0) |
25.0 (16.0–58.0) |
25.0 (16.0–54.0) |
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation and median (min–max)
CI: Confidence interval; CST: Chair Stand Test; mRomberg: modified Romberg Test; TUG, Timed-Up-and-Go-Test