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Table 1 Group characteristics of fallers and non-fallers

From: Fall risk in an active elderly population – can it be assessed?

 

Fallers (n = 14)

Non-fallers (n = 80)

Age

73.0

(2.9)

73.8

(2.9)

BMIa

26.8

(3.2)

27.3

(4.7)

Health b

4.4

(0.7)

4.3

(0.5)

PASE c

125

(55)

126

(48)

ABC d

91

(8)

90

(13)

  1. a Body Mass Index; b Self estimated health on a scale from 1–5, with 1 being very bad and 5 being very good; c Physical Activity-based Scale for the Elderly; d Activity-specific Balance Confidence Scale. Values are mean and standard deviation ().