TABLE 1. Participants Characteristics.
| Characteristic | All | Fallers | Non-fallers | ep-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 136 | 13 | 123 | – |
| Female (%) | 69.2 | 69.2 | 57.7 | – |
| Sensor worn on dominant hand (%) | 40.0 | 40.0 | 39.3 | – |
| Age (years) | 72.5±5.6 | 74.2±5.3 | 72.4±5.6 | 0.93 |
| Height (cm) | 169.3±9.1 | 165.8±7.4 | 169.7±9.2 | 0.46 |
| Weight (kg) | 73.9±14.7 | 72.8±12.3 | 74.0±14.9 | 0.97 |
| aBMI, (kg/m2) | 25.7±4.1 | 26.4±3.4 | 25.6±4.2 | 0.61 |
| bSOMC (0–28) | 2.6±2.9 | 4.1±2.9 | 2.5±2.9 | 0.15 |
| Habitual gait speed, (m/s) | 1.1±0.2 | 1.0±0.3 | 1.1±0.2 | 0.97 |
| 30 sec chair rise test (n) | 13.3±3.3 | 11.8±3.5 | 13.4±3.2 | 0.33 |
| History of falls (n) | 0.3±0.5 | 0.5±0.5 | 0.2±0.4 | 0.15 |
| cFRAQ | 3.4±2.6 | 4.8±3.7 | 3.2±2.4 | 0.37 |
| dFRAT-up | 0.3±0.1 | 0.4±0.1 | 0.3±0.1 | 0.47 |
a
BMI = Body Mass Index;
b
SOMC = Short-Orientation-Memory-Concentration test;
c
FRAQ = Fall Risk Assessment Questionnaire;
d
FRAT-up = Fall Risk Assessment Tool;
e
P-values corrected for multiple comparison by using Benjamini-Hochberg correction (critical p-value: 0.02)