Table 4 Total effect of exercise intervention on fall risk in older adults
Subgroup/Variables | Number of included studies | Heterogeneity test | Effect model | Result of Meta-analysis | Egger's test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q(P) | I2/% | Hedges’s g with 95% CI | P | ||||
The unipedal stance test with eyes close | 3 | P = 0.01 | 73.52% | Random | 0.36 [− 0.29, 1.01] | P = 0.28 | - |
The unipedal stance test with eyes open | 11 | P < 0.01 | 64.99% | Random | 0.52 [0.21,0.83] | P < 0.01 | P = 0.87 |
Functional reach | 8 | P = 0.10 | 41.64% | Fixed | 0.53 [0.34, 0.71] | P < 0.01 | - |
“Get − up and go” test | 32 | P < 0.01 | 59.23% | Random | − 0.52 [− 0.68, − 0.37] | P < 0.01 | P < 0.05 |
Berg balance scale | 13 | P < 0.01 | 62.29% | Random | 0.74 [0.47, 1.01] | P < 0.01 | P < 0.05 |
Five stands sit-to-stand | 15 | P = 0.02 | 48.14% | Fixed | − 0.61 [− 0.76, − 0.47] | P < 0.01 | P = 0.47 |
The 30-s chair-stand test | 11 | P = 0.05 | 44.61% | Fixed | 0.48 [0.32, 0.64] | P < 0.01 | P = 0.52 |
Short physical performance battery | 9 | P < 0.01 | 79.66% | Random | 0.51 [0.16, 0.86] | P < 0.01 | - |
Falls efficacy scale-international | 7 | P < 0.01 | 78.01% | Random | − 0.64 [− 1.07, − 0.22] | P = 0.01 | - |