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[2N5-J-13-01] Fall Risk Evaluation Using Mahalanobis Distance and Factor Analysis
Keywords:Mahalanobis Distance, Factor Analysis, Falls, Elderly
The purpose of this paper is to estimate people with a high risk of falls and to contribute to fall prevention by clarifying their potential factors. As a result, 6 elderly people with high risk of falling among 98 female participates were extracted using Mahalanobis distance, and 4 out of the 6 elderly people had experienced falls or nearly falls. Furthermore, we extracted 5 factors related to the balance of lower limb muscle strength, the neuromodulation function and so on using factor analysis.