Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (N = 84).
| Characteristics | All Participants N = 84 |
No. Falls within 6 Months (Non-Fallers) N = 52 |
Falls within 6 Months (Fallers) N = 32 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), median (IQR) * | 68.5 (62.3–73.5) | 50.0 (55.8–71) | 72.5 (66–76.8) | 0.011 |
| Sex, female (%) ** | 42 (50) | 22 (42) | 20 (62) | 0.072 |
| Time from the onset of stroke to measurement (day), median (IQR) ** | 22 (11–33) | 21 (17–30) | 23 (19–35) | 0.233 |
| Affected vascular territory | ||||
| ACM, n (%) ** | 35 (41.7) | 22 (42.3) | 13 (40.1) | 0.879 |
| ACA, n (%) ** | 5 (6.0) | 2 (3.9) | 3 (9.4) | 0.298 |
| VB, n (%) ** | 27 (32.1) | 18 (34.6) | 9 (28.1) | 0.536 |
| Cerebellum, n (%) *** | 11 (13) | 9 (17.3) | 2 (6.23) | 0.193 |
| Arteria carotis int, n (%) *** | 8 (9.5) | 3 (5.8) | 5 (15.6) | 0.249 |
| Clinical characteristics | ||||
| MOCA (score), median (IQR) * | 27 (23–28) | 27 (26–28) | 25 (20–27) | 0.020 |
| BI (score), median (IQR) * | 90 (85–95) | 95 (90–100) | 85 (75–90) | <0.001 |
| FAC, median (IQR) * | 4 (3–4) | 4 (3–5) | 3 (3–4) | <0.001 |
| Fear of falling, n (%) ** | 64 (76.2) | 34 (65.4) | 30 (93.8) | 0.003 |
| SOT (score), median (IQR) * | 61 (48.0–70.8) | 64 (53.0–73.4) | 54 (46.0–61.8) | <0.001 |
| BBS (score), median (IQR) * | 45 (37.0–48.8) | 46 (40.5–51.0) | 41 (31.0–47.0) | 0.003 |
| FES-I (score), median (IQR) * | 28.5 (23.0–38.8) | 25.5 (21.3–33.8) | 36.5 (27.0–43.8) | 0.003 |
Legend: VB, vertebrobasilar basin; ACM, arteria cerebri media; ACA, arteria cerebri anterior; MOCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment; BI, Barthel Index; FAC, Functional Ambulation Categories; SOT, Somatosensory Organization Test; BBS, Berg Balance Scale; FES-I, Fall Efficacy Scale–International; * Mann–Whitney U test; ** Pearson chi-squared test; *** Fisher’s exact test.