Table 1 Patient characteristics for total- and subgroups

Gender (W/M)

60/46

37/25

23/21

0.448³

Age (years)

81.7 ± 6.2

(68.5 – 95.4)

81.8 ± 6.4

(68.5 – 95.1)

81.5 ± 5.9

(72.2 – 95.4)

0.815

Height (cm)

164.0 ± 9.8

(144 – 184)

162.3 ± 10.0

(144 – 182)

166.4 ± 9.2

(150 – 184)

0.035

Weight (kg)

71.4 ± 14.4

(43 – 110)

70.5 ± 14.4

(43 – 110)

72.5 ± 14.5

(50 – 108)

0.489

BMI (kg/m ² )

26.5 ± 4.5

(17 – 38)

26.8 ± 4.8

(17 – 38)

26.1 ± 4.1

(20 – 38)

0.442

Leg length (cm)

88.9 ± 5.7

(73.3 – 100.5)

88.5 ± 5.8

(73.3 – 100.5)

89.5 ± 5.6

(78.5 – 98.5)

0.375

MMSE

27.4 ± 1.8

(24 – 30)

27.3 ± 1.8

(24 – 30)

27.6 ± 1.7

(24 – 30)

0.347

GDS

3.3 ± 2.6

(0 – 12)

3.7 ± 2.8

(0 – 12)

2.8 ± 2.2

(0 – 9)

0.081

FES-I score

31.8 ± 10.7

(16 – 61)

33.6 ± 10.9

(16 – 61)

29.1 ± 9.9

(16 – 56)

0.036

No of medication¹

8.9 ± 3.0

(2 – 18)

9.4 ± 3.1

(2 – 17)

8.3 ± 2.9

(2 – 18)

0.315³

No of diagnosis²

11.3 ± 4.0

(2 – 19)

12.1 ± 3.7

(3 – 19)

10.2 ± 4.0

(2 – 19)

0.104³

Non fallers

52

49.1%

28

45.2%

24

54.5%

0.246³

Fallers

34

32.1%

19

30.6%

15

34.1%

Recurrent fallers

20

18.9%

15

24.2%

5

11.4%

POMA

21.1 ± 3.8

(12 – 28)

20.2 ± 3.5

(12 – 27)

22.1 ± 3.9

(12 – 28)

0.009

TUG

20.1 ± 8.1

(9 – 48)

22.5 ± 8.4

(11 – 48)

16.6 ± 6.5

(9 – 40)

<0.001

BARTHEL

53.9 ± 10.8

(30 – 80)

52.5 ± 9.8

(30 – 80)

55.9 ± 11.8

(30 – 80)

0.108