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. 2021 Aug 16;16(8):e0256129. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256129

Table 1. General characteristics by balance alteration.

Total Without balance alteration With balance alteration p value
n = 414 n = 299 n = 115
Age, (years) 70.23 ± 6.68 68.49 ± 6.07 74.73 ± 6.10 <0.001
Sex, women, n (%) 299 (72.2) 216 (72.2) 83 (72.2) 0.989
Multimorbidity, n (%) 119 (28.7) 71 (23.7) 48 (41.7) <0.001
Polypharmacy, n (%) 168 (40.6) 105 (35.1) 63 (54.8) <0.001
Reported falls in the last year, n (%) 163 (39.4) 116 (38.8) 47 (40.9) 0.699
BMI, (kg/m2) 27.56 ± 4.31 26.95 ± 3.92 29.15 ± 4.86 <0.001
Gait speed, (m/s) 103.98 ± 25.00 108.22 ± 23.73 92.93 ± 24.95 <0.001
Total of squats 9.91 ± 2.83 10.35 ± 2.88 8.77 ± 2.88 <0.001