Table 2.
Clinical balance test scores stratified by fall history
| Fall Status | NBWT (/1.0) Mean (SD) Range |
TUG (sec) Median (IQR) Range |
FSST (sec) Median (IQR) Range |
BBS (/56) Median (IQR) Range |
ABC (/100) Median (IQR) Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No falls (n=16) |
.51 (.13) .27–.76 |
7.86 (2.83) 5.99–13.0 |
7.56 (4.87) 5.26–12.8 |
52.0 (8.50) 40.0–55.0 |
90.3 (18.9) 63.1–100 |
| 1 fall (n=7) |
.53 (.16) .25–.74 |
7.45 (3.04) 5.06–9.18 |
6.57 (3.08) 4.14–11.8 |
52.0 (6.00) 50.0–56.0 |
90.6 (14.1) 53.1–99.2 |
| ≥ 2 falls (n=17) |
.25 (.16)# .04–.63 |
10.0 (5.89)* 8.30–19.0 |
13.8 (6.76)* 6.27–39.3 |
45.0 (12.5)* 16.0–55.0 |
74 (26.9) 40.9–96.0 |
| Total (n=40) |
.41 (.19) .04–.76 |
8.75 (3.97) 5.06–19.0 |
8.83 (5.94) 4.14–39.3 |
50.0 (8.50) 16.0–56.0 |
85.0 (23.7) 40.9–100 |
NBWT: Narrowing Beam Walking Test; TUG: Timed Up and Go; FSST: Four Square Step Test; BBS: Berg Balance Scale;
ABC: Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range
#
Test scores significantly different between ≥ 2 falls and 1 fall, as well as ≥ 2 falls and no falls p < .004 (One-way ANOVA)
*
Test scores significantly different between ≥ 2 falls and 1 fall, as well as ≥ 2 falls and no falls p < .027 (Kruskal-Wallis Test of medians)