Table 1 Baseline data of the population and follow-up data divided into the group with no fractures and the group with fractures
From: Fractures among patients with dizziness – a ten-year follow-up
Measures | All at baseline n = 102 | No fracture at follow-up n = 60 | Fracture at follow-up n = 42 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 78.7 | 77.9 | 80 | 0.318 |
Women/men (n) | 70/32 | 38/22 | 32/10 | 0.168 |
Deceased (n) | 73 (72%) | 39 (65%) | 34 (81%) | 0.079 |
Romberg eyes open n = 50 (s) | 56.0 | 56.9 | 54.8 | 0.562 |
Romberg eyes closed n = 50 (s) | 48.2 | 45.9 | 51.1 | 0.370 |
Tandem Romberg eyes open n = 53 (s) | 16.0 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 0.377 |
Tandem Romberg eyes closed n = 53 (s) | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.397 |
SOLEO (s) | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 0.628 |
SOLEC (s) | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.753 |
Figure of eight (number of mistakes) | 13.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 0.896 |
Walking heel to toe (number of mistakes) | 6.8 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 0.260 |
Admitted to hospital for other reason than a fracture (n) | 90 | 52 | 38 | 0.556 |