Table 1 Mean (standard deviation—SD or percentage) values of sociodemographic information and subjective questionnaires
Healthy young | Healthy older adults | High fall risk | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number, n (% of total) | 10 (33%) | 10 (33%) | 10 (33%) | – |
Male, n (% of the group) | 5 (50%) | 4 (40%) | 3 (30%) | χ2(2) = 1.13; p = 0.57 |
Age, year (SD) | 23.30 (2.26) | 72.90 (2.81) | 83.60 (9.46) | F(2,27) = 293.14; p < 0.0001* |
Stature, cm (SD) | 173.16 (9.66) | 165.03 (10.91) | 165.62 (11.21) | F(2,27) = 1.82; p = 0.18 |
Body mass, kg (SD) | 70.84 (16.72) | 64.71 (8.37) | 65.24 (16.39) | F(2,27) = 0.56; p = 0.57 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 23.59 (4.81) | 23.75 (2.11) | 23.52 (4.08) | F(2,27) = 0.01; p = 0.99 |
Pain at the moment, 0–10 (SD) | 0 (0) | 0.20 (0.63) | 1.90 (2.69) | F(2,24) = 1.98; p = 0.16 |
Pain within 2 weeks, 0–10 (SD) | 0.10 (0.32) | 0.80 (2.53) | 3.50 (3.72) | F(2,24) = 2.02; p = 0.15 |
Short FES-I, 7–28 (SD) | 7.30 (0.64) | 8.00 (1.63) | 14.90 (3.96) | F(2,24) = 14.66; p < 0.0001* |
Fall score, 0–4 (SD) | 0.00 (0) | 0.10 (0.32) | 3.10 (0.74) | F(2,24) = 48.42; p < 0.0001* |
Number of falls within 1 year(SD) | 0.00 (0) | 0.00 (0) | 2.88 (4.64) | F(2,24) = 7.43; p < 0.001* |