Validity and reliability of the self-rated fall risk questionnaire in older adults with osteoporosis

Table 2 Baseline patient scores for the 5 outcome measures compared between the fracture and non-fracture groups

Outcome measure	Total score Median (IQR)	Fracture group Median (IQR)	Non-fracture group Median (IQR)	p-value
Self-rated FRQ	6.0 (2.0, 8.0)	7.0 (3.0, 9.0)	5.0 (1.8, 7.0)	*0.009*
Thai-FRAT	3.0 (2.0, 4.0)	3.0 (2.0, 5.0)	2.5 (2.0, 4.0)	0.310
BBS	50.0 (43.0, 55.0)	44.0 (41.8, 52.3)	53.0 (44.0, 55.3)	*0.013*
TUG test	13.0 (10.6, 16.2)	13.9 (11.7, 21.7)	11.5 (10.4, 13.7)	*0.005*
5TSTS test	16.2 (13.9, 20.2)	18.8 (14.9, 25.5)	15.3 (12.9, 18.2)	*0.004*

A p-value< 0.05 indicates statistical significance (Mann-Whitney U test)
Abbreviations: IQR Interquartile range, Self-rated FRQ Self-rated Fall Risk Questionnaire, Thai-FRAT Thai Falls Risk Assessment Test, BBS Berg Balance Scale, TUG test Timed get-up-and-go test, 5TSTS test 5 times sit-to-stand test

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