| Patients with unexplained falls (n = 34) | |
| Age, years (SD) | 76.8 (9) (range 56 to 89), median 77.5 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 27 (79%) |
| Male | 7 (21%) |
| Mean Mini-Mental State Examination (SD) (median) | 27 (2.5) (27) |
| Mean no falls in 6 months | 7 (median 6) (range 3 to 40) |
| Mean symptom duration | 13 months (median 9) (range 5 to 60) |
| Mean no episodes ever (SD) | 13 (12.8) (median 8) (range 3 to 50) |
| Hospital admissions/A&E attendances* | 16 (47%) |
| Fractures* | 8 (24%) |
| Soft-tissue injuries* | 14 (41%) |
| Requiring medical attention | 9 (26%) |
| Facial bruising | 5 (15%) |
| Medications | |
| Polypharmacy | 7 (20%) |
| Cardiovascular | 11 (32%) |
| Psychoactive | 4 (12%) |
| None | 6 (18%) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 8 (24%) |
| Hypertension | 5 (15%) |
| Osteoarthritis | 9 (26%) |
| Stroke | 3 (9%) |
| Dementia | 3 (9%) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 8 (24%) |
| Type II diabetes | 3 (9%) |
*Secondary to falls/syncope; polypharmacy: four or more prescribed drugs.