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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Progn Health Manag. 2019;10(1):019.

Table 4.

Results of ABC score, Fall Frequency and, gait and postural stability measures. Postural stability measures are provided for both forceplate/IMU derived measures during quite stance with eyes open condition. Gait parameters were derived using an IMU.

Fall Risk Fallers Non-Fallers
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