Purpose: This study aimed to compare the discriminative properties (discriminative effect, sensitivity, specificity, and cutoff values) of four commonly used balance measures for nonfallers, fallers, and multiple fallers among Turkish community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Three hundred fifty-one community-dwelling older adults (122 fallers and 229 nonfallers) were evaluated with the timed up and go test, functional reach test, one-leg stance test, and Berg Balance Scale (BBS). Results: Timed up and go test and functional reach test were not sensitive in detecting group differences between fallers and nonfallers, and BBS and one-leg stance test had significant but limited discriminative power with cutoff values of 53.5 points and 7.50 s, respectively. In addition, timed up and go test, functional reach test, and one-leg stance test had significant but limited discriminative power, and BBS had acceptable discriminative power for older adults who fell multiple times. Conclusions: These findings suggest that BBS is the most suitable tool for assessing the fall risk of Turkish community-dwelling older adults.

目的：本研究旨在比较土耳其社区老年人中未跌倒者、跌倒者和多次跌倒者的四种常用平衡措施的判别特性（判别效应、敏感性、特异性和临界值）。方法：对 351 名居住在社区的老年人（122 名跌倒者和 229 名未跌倒者）进行了计时测试、功能伸展测试、单腿站立测试和伯格平衡量表 (BBS) 的评估。结果：计时测试和功能伸展测试在检测跌倒者和非跌倒者之间的组别差异时不敏感，BBS 和单腿站立测试具有显着但有限的区分能力，截止值分别为 53.5 分和 7.50 秒。此外，计时测试、功能伸展测试和单腿站立测试具有显着但有限的辨别力，BBS 对多次跌倒的老年人具有可接受的辨别力。结论：这些研究结果表明，BBS 是评估土耳其社区老年人跌倒风险的最合适工具。