Table 5.
Association between specific cognitive variables and number of reported falls and balance confidence.
| Number of reported falls in the past year | Balance confidence (ABC-6) | |
|---|---|---|
| Attention | ||
| Digit Span Forward—total correct (WAIS-IV) | rs = −0.008, p = 0.91 | rs = 0.17, p = 0.015 |
| Digit Span Forward—length of longest (WAIS-IV) | rs = −0.006, p = 0.93 | rs = 0.19, p = 0.009 |
| Symbol Digit Modality Test | rs = −0.15, p = 0.03 | rs = 0.18, p = 0.01 |
| Executive function | ||
| Verbal Fluency (part D-KEFS) | rs = −0.24, p = 0.001 | rs = 0.24, p = 0.001 |
| Color-Word (part D-KEFS) | rs = −0.28, p < 0.001 | rs = 0.16, p = 0.03 |
| Sorting (part D-KEFS) | rs = −0.09, p = 0.24 | rs = 0.30, p < 0.001 |
| Digit Span Backward—total correct (WAIS-IV) | rs = −0.25, p < 0.001 | rs = 0.18, p = 0.01 |
| Digit Span Backward—length of longest (WAIS-IV) | rs = −0.22, p = 0.002 | rs = 0.23, p = 0.001 |
| Twenty Questions (part D-KEFS) | rs = −0.07, p = 0.34 | rs = 0.25, p = 0.001 |
| Language | ||
| Boston Naming Test | rs = −0.04, p = 0.54 | rs = 0.18, p = 0.01 |
| Token Test (MAE, third edition) | rs = −0.16, p = 0.03 | rs = 0.01, p = 0.90 |
| Memory | ||
| California Verbal Learning Test (Immediate) | rs = −0.16, p = 0.03 | rs = 0.31, p < 0.001 |
| California Verbal Learning Test (Long Delay) | rs = −0.17, p = 0.02 | rs = 0.32, p < 0.001 |
| Verbal Paired Associates (Immediate) | rs = −0.10, p = 0.15 | rs = 0.18, p = 0.01 |
| Verbal Paired Associates (Delayed) | rs = −0.09, p = 0.24 | rs = 0.22, p = 0.003 |
| Logical Memory (Immediate) | rs = −0.12, p = 0.10 | rs = 0.15, p = 0.04 |
| Logical Memory (Delayed) | rs = −0.16, p = 0.025 | rs = 0.17, p = 0.016 |
| Visuospatial function | ||
| Judgment of Line Orientation | rs = 0.04, p = 0.71 | rs = 0.17, p = 0.08 |
| Benton Facial Recognition Test | rs = −0.11, p = 0.11 | rs = 0.01, p = 0.86 |
| Visual Puzzles subtests of WAIS-IV | rs = −0.10, p = 0.19 | rs = 0.11, p = 0.16 |
Bolded values are significant.
ABC-6, Activities of Balance Confidence Scale; D-KEFS, Delis–Kaplan Executive System; MAE, Multilingual Aphasia Examination; rs, Spearman’s rho; WAIS, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.