Relationship between occlusal force and falls among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: a cross-sectional correlative study

Table 1 Correlative analysis among extensive physical assessments

	Occlusal force	Handgrip strength	Knee extensor strength	One-leg standing with open eyes	5 km/h-image body sway: total length	N	M	SD
Occlusal force	―					155	.27	.21
Handgrip strength	.382 **	―				157	28.79	8.55
Knee extensor strength	.263 **	.457 **	―			157	11.63	5.68
One-leg standing with open eyes	.369 **	.129 *	.202 *	―		157	55.38	71.59
5 km/h-image body sway: total length	−.196 *	.070 *	−.096	−.291 **	―	157	47.72	17.63

Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, **: P < 0.01, *: P < 0.05. M stands for mean. SD stands for standard deviation

ISSN: 1471-2318