Table 4.
Fall Risk | Fallers | Non-Fallers | ||
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Weight Status | Non-Obese | Obese | Non-Obese | Obese |
ABC | 49.98±26.26 | 51.93±24.88 | 81.86±16.15 | 81.20±11.98 |
Fall Frequency | 2.22±0.16 | 4.25±0.17 | 0.12±0.09 | 0.16±0.06 |
Postural Stability Measures : Forceplate | ||||
Circulr Area_FP_[cm.sq] | 1.04±0.66 | 2.05±1.22 | 0.85±0.67 | 0.91±0.65 |
Elliptical Area_FP_[cm.sq] | 6.43±4.13 | 11.67±8.87 | 5.36±4.19 | 5.42±3.92 |
Path Length_FP [cm] | 41.81±14.83 | 62.80±30.60 | 39.23±17.28 | 40.52±16.93 |
Mean Velocity_FP_[cm/sec] | 1.39±0.49 | 2.09±1.02 | 1.30±0.57 | 1.35±0.56 |
Postural Stability Measures : IMU | ||||
Circular Area_IMU_[cm.sq] | 11.47±13.38 | 9.18±5.79 | 6.00±3.43 | 7.28±5.50 |
Elliptical area_IMU_[cm.sq] | 38.22±41.03 | 56.22±31.13 | 40.16±39.91 | 30.08±17.72 |
Path Length_IM U [cm] | 23.28±11.02 | 35.84±25.25 | 24.49±13.70 | 21.89±5.23 |
Mean Velocity_I MU [cm/sec] | 0.77±0.36 | 1.19±0.84 | 0.81±0.45 | 0.72±0.17 |
Gait Stability Measures : Inertial Measurement Unit | ||||
Double Support Time [sec] | 0.275±0.073 | 0.325±0.067 | 0.266±0.023 | 0.264±0.025 |
SD Double support time [sec] | 0.021±0.005 | 0.033±0.349 | 0.018±0.003 | 0.018±0.002 |
Walking Velocity [m/sec] | 0.988±0.376 | 0.926±0.349 | 1.132±0.277 | 1.261±0.344 |