Table 1.
Overview of all data included into the present study. Sociodemographic, concerns of falling, history of falls & diseases, as well as spatiotemporal gait characteristics of the participants are displayed. Interval and pseudo interval data are displayed as means and standard deviations, nominal scaled data as numbers and percentage distribution, ordinal scaled data as percentage distributions
| - A – Interval scaled data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Unit | Mean | Standard deviation | Statistical Function |
| Age | [years] | 73.9 | 7.7 | Independent variable |
| Height | [cm] | 164 | 22 | Sample descriptor |
| Body weight | [kg] | 72.8 | 14.2 | Sample descriptor |
| Body mass index | [kg/m2] | 26.1 | 4.3 | Moderator |
|
FES-I-7 Concerns of falling sum score* |
[points] | 8.6 | 2.1 | Moderator |
|
FES-I-16 Concerns of falling sum score*, ** |
[points] | 19.4 | 3.5 | Moderator |
| Step width | [cm] | 10.5 | 3.4 | Dependent Variable |
| Stride length | [cm] | 114 | 17 | Dependent Variable |
| Stride length – gait speed normalized | [cm] | 59.5 | 5.3 | Dependent Variable |
| Double stance time | [% of total gait cycle] | 29 | 5 | Dependent Variable |
| Step cadence – gait speed normalized | [steps per minute] | 55.1 | 9.0 | Dependent Variable |
| Gait speed | [m/s] | 3.7 | .83 | Dependent Variable |
| Gait speed Variability Coefficient of Variation | [%] | 2.85 | 3.0 | Dependent Variable |
| - B – Nominal scaled data | ||||
| Outcome | Unit | Number / Percentage distribution | Statistical Function | |
| Sex/Gender | [n] / [%] |
Female: 125 / 63% Male: 72 /37% Non-binary: 0 / 0% |
Moderator | |
| History of fall-related diseases | [n] / [%] |
Yes: 50 / 25% No: 148 /75% |
Moderator | |
| Multi-Medication | [n] / [%] |
Yes: 69 / 35% No: 128 / 65% |
Moderator | |
| History of fall(s) | [n] / [%] |
Yes: 29 / 14% No: 169 / 86% |
Moderator | |
| - C – Ordinal scaled data: relevant Moderators | ||||
|
Detailed single items of the FES-I: Concerns of falling - |
not at all concerned [%] | somewhat concerned [%] | fairly concerned [%] | very concerned [%] |
| Cleaning ** | 91 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Dressing | 82 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Meal preparation ** | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bath or shower | 82 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Shopping ** | 95 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| In or out a Stair | 94 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Stairs | 69 | 24 | 7 | 1 |
| Flat ** | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Reaching | 76 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| Phone call ** | 91 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Slippery walking ** | 22 | 57 | 18 | 3 |
| Visit ** | 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Crowd ** | 84 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| Uneven ground ** | 56 | 38 | 5 | 1 |
| Slope | 67 | 25 | 7 | 1 |
| Event | 94 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
n = numbers; * = pseudo-interval-scaled; ** = n = 154 (FES-I 16 item only); FES-I-7 = falls efficacy scale 7-item international version; FES-I-16 = falls efficacy scale 16 item international version