TABLE I.
Group | Cohort (N = 37) | NF (N = 16) | F (N = 21) | P | NPI (N=23) | PI (N = 14) | P | NSI (N = 13) | SI (N=24) | P |
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Demographics | ||||||||||
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Age (yis) | 50.6±12.3 | 44.7±12.4 | 55.2±10.3 | 0.008 | 46.6±12.4 | 57.3±8.9 | 0.008 | 45.8±12.9 | 53.3±11.3 | 0.07 |
EDSS | 2.6±1.4 | 2.0±1.0 | 3.1±1.5 | 0.01 | 2.0±1.0 | 3.6±1.4 | 0.0004 | 1.9±1.5 | 3.0±1.1 | 0.01 |
ABC | 81.3±17.7 | 88.9±12.5 | 75.5±19.1 | 0.02 | 89.9±11.4 | 67.1±17.2 | <0.0001 | 87.6±17.4 | 77.9±17.2 | 0.11 |
MFIS | 32.8±18.8 | 26.9±18.8 | 37.3±18.0 | 0.10 | 27.3±17.5 | 41.9±18.0 | 0.02 | 24.1±18.6 | 37.5±17.6 | 0.04 |
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Unsupervised Monitoring | ||||||||||
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30CST Assessments (#) | 12.2±3.0 | 11.9±3.5 | 12.5±2.6 | 0.58 | 11.8±3.4 | 12.9±1.6 | 0.28 | 13.5±1.2 | 11.7±3.4 | 0.11 |
Hours Monitoring (hrs) | 44.8±5.2 | 45.4±3.0 | 44.3±6.4 | 0.54 | 43.9±6.5 | 46.1±0.3 | 0.22 | 46.2±0.3 | 44.0±6.4 | 0.23 |
Daily Life Transitions (#) | 59.2±17.3 | 59.6±20.4 | 58.9±15.0 | 0.90 | 59.5±20.6 | 58.5±10.4 | 0.87 | 61.5±16.9 | 57.9±17.7 | 0.55 |
NF: non-faller, F: faller, NPI: no pyramidal impairment, PI: pyramidal impairment, NSI: no sensory impairment, SI: sensory impairment, EDSS: Expanded Disability Status Scale, MFIS: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale, ABC: Activity Balance Confidence, 30CST: 30-second chair stand test. P-values were based on independent sample Student’s T-tests comparing groups.