Table 3.
Fall Risk Stratification by Fall Screen and SPPB Performance
| − Fall Screen (n=190) | + Fall Screen (n=226) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| − Fall History or Good Balance Self Efficacy* |
+ Fall History or Poor Balance Self Efficacy* |
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| REFERENCE | 10.05 [7.03-14.37] | ||||
| SPPB Low Performers† (n=19) | SPPB Middle Performers† (n=72) | SPPB Best Performers† (n=99) | SPPB Low Performers† (n=64) | SPPB Middle Performers† (n=80) | SPPB Best Performers† (n=82) |
| 1.35 [0.39-4.71] | 1.23 [0.56-2.70] | REFERENCE | 1.48 [1.03-2.12] | 1.21 [0.88-1.68] | REFERENCE |
Poor self-efficacy was categorized as an Activities Balance Specific Confidence Scale <67 (out of 100).
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) Low Performance Group Total Score 4-6, Middle Performance Group Total Score 7-9, and Best Performance Group used as reference (REF) Total Score 10-12.
Rate ratios and 95% confidence intervals from negative binomial regression models, adjusted for age, gender, race, education level, comorbid conditions, BMI, psychotropic drugs, physical activity, pain, and depression