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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of fallers and non-fallers. P value represents statistical significance of difference between groups derived from Unpaired two-tailed t-test (Welch’s correction* applied if unequal variance), Mann Whitney U tests** (if non-normal distribution) or Fisher’s Exact Test. Significant findings are bolded

From: Walking orientation randomness metric (WORM) score: pilot study of a novel gait parameter to assess walking stability and discriminate fallers from non-fallers using wearable sensors

 

Fallers

Non-Fallers

P

N

16

16

n/a

Age (mean + SD, years)

70 + 17

70 + 9

0.609*

Gender ‘M’ (%)

8 (50)

10 (62.5)

0.722

Height (mean + SD, cm)

168 + 10

174 + 11

0.154

Weight (mean + SD, kg)

73 + 19

88 + 21

0.042

BMI (mean + SD, kg/m2)

26 + 5.6

29 + 5.6

0.099

Smoking (%)

1 (6.25)

0 (0)

n/a

Diabetes (%)

0 (0)

2 (12.5)

n/a

Daily Step Count (mean +/− SD, steps)

650 + 540

4420 + 4050

< 0.001**