Fall risk factor at baseline | Fall during follow-up N=36 | No fall during follow-up N=34 | p Value |
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Age | 68.2 (10.80) | 70.2 (8.86) | 0.40 |
TUG (mean±SD) | 11.39±1.56 | 10.60±1.24 | 0.42 |
MMSE (mean±SD) | 28.27±0.60 | 28.08±0.60 | 0.65 |
CES-D (mean±SD) | 12.47±2.18 | 8.79±2.58 | 0.06 |
POMA (mean±SD) | 24.41±1.604 | 25.09±1.12 | 0.49 |
FES (mean±SD) | 25.5±8.19 | 19.35±6.85 | 0.25 |
Arrhythmia detected during follow-up 36 (100%) | 30 (83%) | 6 (18%) | 0.001* |
*Denotes significance at p<0.05.
CES-D, Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; FES, Falls Efficacy Scale; ILR, implantable loop recorder; MMSE, mini-mental state examination; POMA, performance oriented mobility assessment; TUG, timed up and go test.