Table 4 Comparison of the balanced functional indicators between the two groups.

From: The mediating role of intrinsic capacity in balance and falls among older adults

 

Falls group (131 cases)

No-Falls group (153 cases)

|T/Z|

p

SOT

 SOM score

98 (95, 100)

98 (95, 100)

0.542

0.588

 VIS score

70 (55, 80)

80 (75, 85)

7.065

 < 0.001*

 VEST score

30 (5.0, 65)

70 (60, 80)

8.246

 < 0.001*

 SOT-COM score

54 (45, 72)

76 (71, 80)

8.737

 < 0.001*

LOS

 RT(s)

0.96 (0.30)

0.90 (0.26)

1.692

0.092

 MVL (deg/s)

2.79 (0.69)

3.03 (0.86)

2.500

0.013*

 EPE (%)

50.66 (10.05)

55.49 (10.39)

3.928

 < 0.001*

 MXE (%)

65.80 (12.31)

70.02 (11.16)

3.009

0.003*

 DCL (%)

65.78 (12.08)

71.39 (9.53)

4.322

 < 0.001*

  1. SOT sensory organization test, SOM somatosensory, VIS vision, Vest vestibular, SOT-COM composite equilibrium score, LOS limits of stability, RT reaction time, MVL movement velocity, EPE endpoint excursion, MXE maximum excursion, DCL directional control.
  2. *p < 0.05.
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