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Table 2 Participants' characteristics

From: The reliability of postural balance measures in single and dual tasking in elderly fallers and non-fallers

 

All (n = 37)

Non-fallers (n = 26)

Fallers (n = 11)

P

Female

29

18

11

 

Male

8

8

0

 

Age; years (SD)

73 (6)

71 (6)

76 (4)

ns.

Range

61/85

61/85

67/83

 

Weight; kg (SD)

67 (11)

69 (11)

64 (12)

ns.

Height; cm (SD)

165 (7)

166 (8)

161 (5)

0.05

Hip width (cm)

34.2(3)

34.4(2)

33.7(4)

ns.

BOS width (cm)

27.7(4)

29.4(3)

30.5(4)

ns.

  1. SD = Standard Deviation; p = unpaired t-tests; *p < 0.05 fallers and non-fallers; ns = not significant, BOS = base of support