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Table 5 The results of meta-regression analysis

From: Effectiveness of exercise prescription variables to reduce fall risk among older adults: a meta-analysis

Screening tools\Exercise types

Covariates

Coef

p

95% CI

The unipedal stance test with eyes open

MBE

I2 = 63.93%, Random

g = 0.97, 95% CI 0.57 to 1.38

Cycle

−0.18

0.68

−1.44—1.08

Frequency

0.06

0.94

−2.51—2.64

Time

0.21

0.8

−2.16—2.58

Functional reach

MCPA

I2 = 0%, Fixed

g = 0.58, 95% CI 0.34 to 0.82

Cycle

0.71

0.38

−5.33—6.75

Frequency

 

Time

−0.27

0.47

−3.33—2.79

MBE

I2 = 67.13%, Random

g = 0.50, 95% CI 0.01 to 1.00

Cycle

0.2

0.86

−10.93—11.32

Frequency

 

Time

0.36

0.49

−4.16—4.88

“Get-up and go” test

MCPA

I2 = 58.07%, Random

g = −0.35, 95% CI −0.65 to −0.04

Cycle

−0.25

0.24

−0.75—0.25

Frequency

−0.44

0.18

−1.19—0.31

Time

−0.12

0.34

−0.43—0.19

MBE

I2 = 58.78%, Random

g = −0.56, 95% CI −0.76 to −0.36

Cycle

−0.21

0.06

−0.44—0.01

Frequency

0.26

0.21

−0.18—0.71

Time

0.15

0.26

−0.12—0.43

Berg balance scale

MCPA

I2 = 79.47%, Random

g = 0.73, 95% CI 0.20 to 1.25

Cycle

−0.57

0.68

−14.01—12.86

Frequency

0.16

0.93

−17.52—17.85

Time

0.56

0.76

−17.41—18.55

MBE

I2 = 53.86%, Random

g = 0.77, 95% CI 0.44 to 1.10

Cycle

0.04

0.83

−0.43—0.5

Frequency

0.51

0.09

−0.13—1.15

Time

−0.1

0.59

−0.56—0.37

Five stands sit-to-stand

MCPA

I2 = 62.53%, Random

g = −0.83, 95% CI −1.43 to −0.23

Cycle

−0.41

0.28

−2.87—2.04

Frequency

omitted

Time

omitted

MBE

I2 = 45.63%, Fixed

g = −0.62, 95% CI −0.80 to −0.45

Cycle

−0.65

0.29

−2.04—0.73

Frequency

−1.38

0.08

−3—0.25

Time

−0.76

0.1

−1.72—0.21

The 30-s chair-stand test

MSA

I2 = 22.89%, Fixed

g = 0.54, 95% CI 0.13 to 0.94

Cycle

0.16

0.5

−1.91—2.24

Frequency

omitted

Time

omitted

MBE

I2 = 63.34%, Random

g = 0.09, 95% CI −0.39 to 0.56

Cycle

−0.02

0.88

−0.42—0.37

Frequency

0.3

0.47

−0.85—1.46

Time

0.38

0.09

−0.1—1.46

Short physical performance battery

MCPA

I2 = 79.66%, Random

g = 0.51, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.86

Cycle

−0.39

0.17

−1.07—0.3

Frequency

−0.17

0.57

−1.04—0.69

Time

0.51

0.04

0.02—1.00

Falls efficacy scale-international

MCPA

I2 = 44.55%, Fixed

g = −0.27, 95% CI −0.49 to −0.05

Cycle

−0.34

0.48

−4.46—3.78

Frequency

omitted

Time

0.76

0.34

−4.97—6.48

  1. Abbreviations: MCPA multi-component physical activity, MSA muscle-strengthening activity, MBE mind–body exercise, Random random-effect model, Fixed fixed-effect model. I2, Heterogeneity test statistic; g, Pooled effect size (Hedges'g) for exercise-type subgroup analysis; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval