Table 2 Personal metrics of all participants and comparison between the low-risk and at-risk groups according to two criteria: criteria I: according to any fall in the past 1 year, criteria II according to the TUG test
| Â | Criteria I | Criteria II | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Low risk (N = 166) | At risk (N = 49) | p value | Low risk (N = 149) | At risk (N = 66) | p value |
Age | 71.2 ± 7.3 | 72.6 ± 6.7 | 0.24 | 70.0 ± 6.6 | 75.3 ± 7.0 | < 0.001 |
Male | 53 (31.9%) | 16 (32.7%) | 0.92 | 49 (32.9%) | 20 (33.3%) | 0.71 |
Body height (cm) | 156.9 ± 8.7 | 157.4 ± 8.5 | 0.76 | 158.2 ± 7.8 | 154.3 ± 9.7 | 0.002 |
Body weight (kg) | 61.0 ± 12.5 | 62.3 ± 19.6 | 0.50 | 61.1 ± 12.1 | 61.7 ± 12.1 | 0.73 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 4.1 | 25.2 ± 4.2 | 0.40 | 24.3 ± 4.0 | 25.9 ± 4.1 | 0.01 |
Using walking aids | 11 (6.6%) | 8 (42.1%) | 0.04 | 0 (0%) | 19 (28.8%) | < 0.001 |
Timed-up-and-go time (seconds) | 8.5 ± 2.9 | 9.0 ± 3.6 | 0.28 | 7.5 ± 1.1 | 12.8 ± 4.0 | < 0.001 |
Fall history | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Any fall | – | – | – | 21 (14.1%) | 28 (42.4%) | < 0.001 |
 Multiple falls | – | – | – | 3 (2.0%) | 13 (19.7%) |  < 0.001 |