Skip to main content

Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Is functional fitness performance a useful predictor of risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults?

Variable

Total sample

Low-risk (n = 416)

High-risk (n = 249)

t

p-value

n, %, or M (±SD)

n, %; or M (±SD)

n, %; or M (±SD)

Age

73.6 (±6.4)

72.8

(6.11)

74.9

(6.70)

−4.28

< 0.001

Gender

n = 524

1.78

(0.41)

1.80

(0.40)

−0.35

0.73

Older men

n = 141, 21.2%

n = 90

63.8%

n = 51

36.2%

  

Older women

n = 524, 78.8%

n = 326

62.2%

n = 198

37.8%

  

BMI (kg/ m2)

23.8 (±3.7)

23.65

(3.59)

24.11

(3.92)

−1.55

0.12

Underweight

n = 45; 6.8%

n = 29; 7.0%

n = 16; 6.4%

 

0.19

Normal

n = 316; 47.5%

n = 205; 49.3%

n = 111; 44.6%

 

Overweight

n = 172; 25.9%

n = 110; 26.4%

n = 62; 24.9%

 

Obese

n = 132; 19.8%

n = 72; 17.3%

n = 60; 24.1%

 

Sit-to-stand (times)

18.68 (5.58)

19.66

(5.33)

17.04

(5.61)

6.01

< 0.001

Arm curl (times)

17.29 (4.41)

17.94

(4.35)

16.22

(4.30)

4.95

< 0.001

Single-leg stance (sec)

18.27 (11.04)

19.98

(10.72)

15.42

(10.98)

5.26

< 0.001

8-ft up-and-go (sec)

6.41 (1.91)

5.97

(1.45)

7.14

(2.32)

−8.02

< 0.001

Back scratch (cm)

−2.46 (12.09)

−2.08

(12.02)

−3.08

(12.20)

1.03

0.3

Chair sit-and-reach (cm)

4.60 (11.56)

5.88

(10.64)

2.48

(12.68)

3.70

< 0.001

2-min step (times)

95.07 (21.03)

98.18

(18.46)

89.89

(23.88)

5.01

< 0.001

Hand Grip Strength (kg)

24.35 (6.86)

25.44

(7.19)

22.51

(5.84)

5.44

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: n number, BMI body mass index, M mean SD = standard deviation. p < 0.05