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Table 2 Comparison of gait variables between fallers and non-fallers

From: The harmonic ratio of trunk acceleration predicts falling among older people: results of a 1-year prospective study

Variables

Fallers n= 16

Non-fallers n= 57

P value

Walking speed, m/s

0.63 ± 0.27

0.98 ± 0.34

< 0.001

Upper trunk

   

 HR-VT

1.84 ± 0.63

2.71 ± 0.87

< 0.001

 HR-ML

2.16 ± 1.02

2.44 ± 0.93

0.308

 HR-AP

1.69 ± 0.92

2.56 ± 1.11

0.005

Lower trunk

   

 HR-VT

2.07 ± 0.64

2.69 ± 0.93

0.013

 HR-ML

1.49 ± 0.35

1.89 ± 0.73

0.035

 HR-AP

2.00 ± 0.90

2.67 ± 0.99

0.018

  1. Values are means ± standard deviation. P values were calculated using independent t-tests. HR: harmonic ratio; VT: vertical; ML: mediolateral; AP: anteroposterior.