Table 4.
Relationships between the scores of the three DHI scales (functional, emotional, and physical) and the variables that affected the total DHI score.
| Variables | Scales | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Functional | Emotional | Physical | |
| Sex | p = 3.49 e−5 (Mann–Whitney U- test) | p=8.95 e−6 (Student's t-test) | p=0.0004 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
| Number of falls (previous year) | p = 0.144, coefficient value = 0.145 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.004, coefficient value=0.283 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.016, coefficient value=0.237 (Spearman's Rho correlation) |
| Faller vs. non-faller | p = 0.519 (Mann–Whitney U-test) | p=0.008 (Student's t-test) | P = 0.304 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
| Recurrent faller vs. no recurrent faller | P = 0.113 (Student's t-test) | p=0.010 (Student's t-test) | p=0.044 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
| TUG (time) | p=8.48 e−5coefficient value=0.377 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.005, coefficient value=0.272 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.002, coefficient value=0.300 (Spearman's Rho correlation) |
| TUG (steps) | p=0.002 coefficient value=0.296 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.022, coefficient value=0.225 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=0.045, coefficient value=0.198 (Spearman's Rho correlation) |
| Short FES-I score | p=1.12 e−12coefficient value=0.629 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=4.70 e−13, coefficient value=0.637 (Spearman's Rho correlation) | p=4.86 e−9, coefficient value=0.537 (Spearman's Rho correlation) |
| Neurological disease | P = 0.055 (Mann–Whitney U-test) | p=0.010 (Student's t-test) | p = 0.059 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
| Benzodiazepines | P = 0.072 (Mann–Whitney U-test) | p=0.002 (Mann–Whitney U-test) | p=0.032 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
| Psychotropic drugs | p=0.017 (Student's t-test) | p=0.006 (Student's t-test) | p = 0.317 (Student's t-test) |
| Alcohol consumption | p=0.041 (Student's t-test) | p=0.013 (Student's t-test) | p = 0.753 (Mann–Whitney U-test) |
The bold values are statitistically significant.