Table 2 Outcomes and results of between-group analyses at each time point

TUG (sec)

M0

14.7 (7.6)

1

14.4 (12.3)

3

M6

14.8 (6.4)

13

12.9 (5.0)

10

1.37

1.32

-1.26 to 4.01

0.30

M12

14.9 (8.3)

15

13.6 (7.0)

15

1.72

1.33

—-0.96 to 4.40

0.20

≥ 1 fall YES

M6

11 (23.9%)

4

9 (20.9%)

6

1.19

0.43 to 3.25

0.73

M12

6 (12.2%)

1

9 (20.0%)

4

0.56

0.18 to 1.73

0.31

Fear of falling

M0

3.8 (2.3)

1

2.7 (2.0)

3

M6

3.7 (2.3)

13

3.4 (2.6)

10

-0.56

0.54

-1.64 to 0.53

0.31

M12

3.7 (2.5)

15

3.8 (2.8)

13

-0.69

0.55

-1.80 to 0.41

0.22

IADL score

M0

6.9 (1.4)

1

7.3 (1.1)

3

M6

6.8 (1.4)

13

7.1 (1.3)

9

-0.09

0.27

-0.63 to 0.44

0.73

M12

6.6 (1.8)

15

7.1 (1.5)

13

-0.28

0.28

-0.83 to 0.28

0.32

One leg balance time (sec)

M0

7.9 (10.8)

2

7.4 (7.5)

3

M6

7.9 (10.9)

16

9.0 (7.2)

11

-1.31

2.44

-6.21 to 3.58

0.59

M12

7.6 (11.2)

18

12.5 (16.7

16

-5.72

2.56

-10.85 to -0.60

0.03

Five Times Sit To Stand time* (sec)

M0

16.2 (10.0)

11

13.7 (5.6)

7

M6

15.3 (4.2)

20

15.0 (5.3)

12

-0.17

1.16

-2.51 to 2.16

0.88

M12

16.9 (5.8)

19

14.4 (4.2)

16

1.87

1.20

-0.54 to 4.28

0.13

Gait speed (m/s)

M0

1.4 (0.7)

1

1.2 (0.3)

3

M6

1.5 (0.9)

13

1.3 (0.6)

10

0.08

0.14

-0.20 to 0.36

0.56

M12

1.5 (0.7)

15

1.3 (0.6)

15

0.04

0.15

-0.25 to 0.33

0.80

≥ 1 admission for fall YES

M6

2 (4.3%)

4

2 (4.9%)

8

0.89

0.11 to 6.95

0.91

M12

1 (2.2%)

4

2 (4.9%)

8

0.43

0.04 to 5.29

0.51

Need for outpatient physio YES

M6

9 (23.1%)

11

11 (27.5%)

9

0.79

0.28 to 2.26

0.66

M12

11 (31.4%)

15

14 (38.9%)

13

0.72

0.26 to 1.98

0.52

N^O. exercises performed per week

M6

3.8 (2.1)

13

2.7 (2.0)

9

1.0

0.5

0.02 to 2.0

0.05

M12

2.5 (2.3)

16

2.5 (2.4)

14

-0.01

0.5

-1.1to 1.0

0.99