Comparison 8. Balance and functional exercises versus control: subgroup analyses.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Rate of falls, subgrouped by baseline fall risk	39		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Not selected for higher risk of falling	18	3355	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.80 [0.72, 0.90]
1.2 Selected for higher risk of falling	21	4602	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.72 [0.65, 0.80]
2 Number of fallers, subgrouped by baseline fall risk	37		Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 Not selected for higher risk of falling	15	3649	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.88 [0.80, 0.97]
2.2 Selected for higher risk of falling	22	4639	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.86 [0.81, 0.91]
3 Rate of falls, subgrouped by personnel	39		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 Health professional delivering intervention	20	2960	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.67 [0.58, 0.76]
3.2 No health professional delivering intervention	19	4997	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.76, 0.88]
4 Number of fallers, subgrouped by personnel	37		Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 Health professional delivering intervention	19	2894	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.82 [0.75, 0.90]
4.2 No health professional delivering intervention	18	5394	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.89 [0.84, 0.94]
5 Rate of falls, subgrouped by group or individual exercise	39		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 Group exercise	20	3620	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.73 [0.65, 0.82]
5.2 Not group exercise	20	4589	Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.77 [0.70, 0.85]
6 Number of fallers, subgrouped by group or individual exercise	37		Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
6.1 Group exercise	22	4465	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.87 [0.80, 0.95]
6.2 Not group exercise	16	4075	Risk Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.87 [0.82, 0.92]