Falls by elders with moderate levels of movement functionality.

Purpose: To trace the socio-functional and clinical profiles of elders with moderate levels of movement functionality as determined by the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA Ia), and to compare the groups having high and moderate levels of functionality regarding the frequency of falls and identifiable risk factors.

Methods: The research involved 49 elders (with an average age of 71.24, SD 5.