Association between Physical Functionality and Falls Risk in Community-Living Older Adults
Table 2
Correlation analysis between, sex, age, falls risk, physical functional performance, and health for sample participants (aged 65–92 years) (italic data are the domain score physical functional performance).
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Falls risk
(1) Age (years)
(2) Sex
0.18
0.07
0.08
0.34#
0.12
−0.26
−0.01
0.03
0.01
(3) SF12phys (AU)
(4) SF12men (AU)
0.04
−0.03
0.04
0.11
0.05
0.04
0.04
(5) CS-PFP10 total score (AU)
(i) Upper body strength (AU)
0.83**
0.44*
0.77**
0.79**
0.40*
(ii) Lower body strength (AU)
0.72**
0.92**
0.92*
0.41*
(iii) Upper body flexibility (AU)
0.78**
0.76**
0.29
(iv) Balance (AU)
0.99**
−0.51**
(v) Endurance (AU)
−0.51**
#P value < 0.10, *P value < 0.05, and **P value < 0.01.