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. 2020 Nov 9;12:592751. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.592751

TABLE 7.

Parameters related to falls and fall risk assessed at baseline and at 10 weeks.

All (n = 45) Baseline 10 Weeks p-level
Number of Subjects FGA > 22 0 of 45 13 of 45 n/a
#Falls (pre-6 mo & in study) 62 17 n/a
Fall Rate (pre-6mo & in study) 7.7 5.4 0.27*
#Fallers (pre-6mo & in study) 25 22 n/a
# Fall Risk Factors 4.2 (1.5) 3.8 (1.6) 0.047
Pre-Fallers (n = 25)
Number of Subjects FGA > 22 0 of 25 4 of 25 n/a
#Falls (pre-6 mo & in study) 62 13 n/a
Fall Rate (pre-6mo & in study) 13.8 7.4 0.014*
#Fallers (pre-6mo & in study) 25 9 n/a
# Fall Risk Factors 5.1 (1.3) 4.3 (1.7) 0.023
Pre-NonFallers (n = 20)
Number of Subjects FGA > 22 0 of 20 9 of 20 n/a
#Falls (pre-6 mo & in study) 0 4 n/a
Fall Rate (pre-6mo & in study) 0 2.9 0.125*
#Fallers (pre-6mo & in study) 0 4 n/a
# Fall Risk Factors 3.2 (1.8) 3.1 (1.7) 0.76

Fall rates are reported in number of falls per 1000 patient days. Fall risk factors are identified in Table 2. In bold if p < 0.05. *Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.