Table 1.
Demographic features of the study population along with the quantity of mobility in daily life. Fallers were defined as people with MS who experienced more than 1 fall in the following year after their recruitment in the study.
DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES | Faller/ | N | Mean | Std. Error | p value | |
Non-faller | ||||||
Age (yrs) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 49.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | |
Fallers | 13 | 49.1 | 3.5 | |||
EDSS (#) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 4.3 | 0.23 | 0.8 | |
Fallers | 13 | 4.2 | 0.18 | |||
Weight (lbs) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 156.9 | 10.5 | 0.8 | |
Fallers | 13 | 160.2 | 11.4 | |||
Height (cm) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 170.2 | 2.2 | 1 | |
Fallers | 13 | 170 | 3 | |||
Disease Duration (yrs) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 13.8 | 2 | 0.4 | |
Fallers | 13 | 16.8 | 2.9 | |||
QUANTITY OF MOBILITY | Bouts/hour (#) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 5.89 | 0.91 | 0.7 |
Fallers | 13 | 6.4 | 0.72 | |||
Strides/hour (#) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 137.11 | 29 | 0.8 | |
Fallers | 13 | 130.5 | 15.56 | |||
Turns/hour (#) | Non-Fallers | 13 | 17.74 | 4.33 | 0.8 | |
Fallers | 13 | 18.88 | 2.57 |