Table 3.
Functioning in “once only fallers” and “recurrent fallers” in the group of women from the Falls Clinic [FALLCLIN] and women from the community with a falls history [FALLCON].
| Group | FALLCLIN | FALLCON | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once only fallers | Recurrent fallers | Once only fallers | Recurrent fallers | |||||||
| Variables | n | N | p | n | n | p | ||||
| Handgrip strength (kg), mean (SD) | 30 | 18.1 (6.9) | 55 | 16.1 (6.5) | 0.201 | 81 | 17.9 (5.4) | 12 | 16.9 (7.7) | 0.702 |
| Sit to stand test (number), mean (SD) | 31 | 8.9 (3.3) | 61 | 7.8 (3.1) | 0.111 | 84 | 9.4 (3.7) | 12 | 7.9 (2.8) | 0.298 |
| Timed up and go test (sec), median [IQR] | 32 | 11.6 [9.6-19.7] | 61 | 15.0 [10.8-19.0] | 0.356 | 84 | 11.3 [8.3-14.8] | 12 | 10.6 [8.9-18.9] | 0.750 |
| Gait speed – 4 meters (m/s), median [IQR] | 29 | 0.88 [0.70-1.00] | 55 | 0.68 [0.56-0.96] | 0.054 | 81 | 1.03 [0.79-1.28] | 12 | 1.00 [0.59-1.29] | 0.610 |
| Gait speed dual task (m/s), median [IQR] | 27 | 0.67 [0.46-0.80] | 44 | 0.50 [0.39-0.74] | 0.268 | 79 | 0.76 [0.56-0.98] | 11 | 0.63 [0.40-0.89] | 0.235 |
| Bergs Balance (score), median [IQR] | 31 | 44 [38-52] | 55 | 44 [35-51] | 0.592 | 83 | 50 [42-53] | 12 | 51 [37-53] | 0.869 |
| Mini Mental State Examination (score), median [IQR] | 35 | 26 [22-28] | 63 | 26 [23-27] | 0.935 | 86 | 27 [25-29] | 12 | 27 [25-29] | 0.902 |
| Geriatric Depression Scale (score), median [IQR] | 34 | 4 [2-6] | 63 | 3 [2-6] | 0.735 | 86 | 2 [0-4] | 12 | 5 [2-9] | <0.001 |
| Avlunds Mobility-Tiredness Scale (score), median [IQR] | 38 | 3 [1-4] | 76 | 2 [1-3] | 0.127 | 87 | 4 [3-5] | 12 | 2 [1-3] | <0.001 |
| Falls Efficacy Scale-I (score), median [IQR] | 34 | 33 [21-40] | 63 | 29 [24-37] | 0.666 | 85 | 23 [20-28] | 12 | 32 [22-42] | 0.044 |