Fall risk
Changes in gait are associated with an increased risk of falls.
*Older adults who have a wider base of support or shuffling gait while walking are at a higher risk of falling than those with a normal gait
*Older adults who have a wider base of support or shuffling gait while walking are at a higher risk of falling than those with a normal gait
1) "Survey Suggests Higher Risk of Falls Due to Dizziness in Middle-Aged and Older Americans", Johns Hopkins Medicine, 2009
2) Visser, Marjolein, and Laura A. Schaap. "Consequences of sarcopenia." Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2011
*Accuracy: Fall risk (90.5%), Sarcopenia (71.4%)
*Training dataset: Gait patterns (with IMU sensor) from 1,396 people