Table 1 Baseline demographics, clinical characteristics of (N = 195) study patients and subset of the patients with and without a fall in the past 6 months
|  | All Patients Mean (SD) N (%) N = 195 | No Fall Mean (SD) N (%) N = 48 | Fall Mean (SD) N (%) N = 147 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 75.13 (6.5) | 72.71 (7.54) | 75.94 (5.92) | 0.003 |
Sex (male) | 116 (59.49) | 31 (64.58) | 85 (57.82) | Â |
Race (Caucasians) | 173 (88.72) | 41 (85.42) | 132 (89.8) | Â |
Education (years) | ||||
 ≤ 12 | 59 (31.05) | 18 (38.3) | 41 (28.67) |  |
 13–16 | 70 (36.84) | 16 (34.04) | 54 (37.76) |  |
 > 16 | 61 (32.11) | 13 (27.66) | 48 (33.57) |  |
EVANs Index (EI) | 0.37 (0.04) | 0.37 (0.37) | 0.37 (0.04) | Â |
Height (meters) | 1.69 (0.1) | 1.71 (0.11) | 1.68 (0.01) | Â |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | 27.81 (4.58) | 27.26 (4.51) | 27.99 (4.6) | Â |
Assistive Device | Â | Â | Â | 0.011 |
 None | 79 (40.51) | 27 (56.25) | 52 (35.37) |  |
 Cane | 49 (25.13) | 14 (29.17) | 35 (23.81) |  |
 Walker | 67 (34.36) | 7 (14.58) | 60 (40.82) |  |
Past Medical History (positive %) | 107 (54.87) | 26 (54.17) | 81 (55.1) | Â |
FRQ | 7.87 (2.54) | 5.67 (2.90) | 8.59 (1.94) | < 0.001 |
NPH FRQ | 10.83 (3.43) | 8.15 (4.02) | 11.71 (2.71) | < 0.001 |
SF-Mobility | 27.34 (8.47) | 32.09 (7.44) | 25.82 (8.24) | < 0.001 |
TUG | 24.82 (24.91) | 17.37 (11.40) | 27.25 (27.54) | Â |
Dual TUG | 34.61 (28.43) | 24.43 (19.85) | 37.84 (42.22) | 0.014 |
10 MWT | 18.66 (21.96) | 12.10 (6.36) | 20.82 (24.69) | 0.032 |
MiniBESTest | 14.69 (4.99) | 16.33 (4.87) | 14.16 (4.94) | 0.010 |
6 MWT | 800.01 (436.13) | 956.43 (428.61) | 747.50 (427.39) | 0.004 |