Table 3.
Other external factors during falls and the risk of falls | |||||||||||||||
Other external factors | Low | Moderate | High | Total | χ 2 | p | V | ||||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||||||
Uneven surfaces | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 3.77 | 5 | 9.43 | 7 | 13.21 | 33.36 | <0.001 | 0.65 | ||||
Slippery surfaces | 1 | 1.89 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 2 | 3.77 | |||||||
Obstacles on path | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 5 | 9.43 | 6 | 11.32 | |||||||
No external factors | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 11.32 | 16 | 30.19 | 22 | 41.51 | |||||||
No falls | 10 | 18.87 | 5 | 9.43 | 1 | 1.89 | 16 | 30.19 | |||||||
Total | 11 | 20.75 | 14 | 26.42 | 28 | 52.83 | 53 | 100.0 | |||||||
Number of falls and disease stage | |||||||||||||||
Number of falls | I | II | III | IV | V | Total | χ 2 | p | V | ||||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | ||||
1 | 2 | 3.77 | 2 | 3.77 | 4 | 7.55 | 1 | 1.89 | 0 | 0.00 | 9 | 16.98 | 45.34 | <0.001 | 0.46 |
2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 2 | 3.77 | 1 | 1.89 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 7.55 | |||
3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.89 | 2 | 3.77 | 1 | 1.89 | 4 | 7.55 | |||
≥4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 15.09 | 10 | 18.87 | 2 | 3.77 | 20 | 37.74 | |||
Never | 11 | 20.75 | 4 | 7.55 | 1 | 1.89 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 30.19 | |||
Total | 13 | 24.53 | 7 | 13.21 | 16 | 30.19 | 14 | 26.42 | 3 | 5.66 | 53 | 100.0 |