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. 2023 Oct 16;15(10):e47122. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47122

Table 5. Association between adult falls and sociodemographic factors.

p-values were calculated using appropriate statistical tests to determine the significance of associations between demographic factors and falls in adults. Significant associations are indicated by p < 0.05, highlighting the relevance of gender, education level, employment status, geographic location, and alcohol consumption in predicting fall occurrences among adults.

  Falls in adults  
No Yes p-value
Count Percentage Count Percentage
Age (years) 18-24 357 61.4% 224 38.6% 0.252
25-34 203 59.5% 138 40.5%
35-44 160 65.0% 86 35.0%
45-54 163 52.4% 148 47.6%
55-64 120 55.8% 95 44.2%
Above 65 14 66.7% 7 33.3%
Under 18 10 20.8% 38 79.2%
Gender Female 551 52.4% 501 47.6% <0.001
Male 476 66.9% 235 33.1%
Education level Bachelor’s degree 766 63.0% 450 37.0% <0.001
Diploma 47 51.1% 45 48.9%
Doctorate or higher 10 38.5% 16 61.5%
High school or less 129 40.7% 188 59.3%
Master’s degree 75 67.0% 37 33.0%
Employment status Employed full-time 430 65.6% 225 34.4% <0.001
Employed part-time 28 56.0% 22 44.0%
Other 31 36.0% 55 64.0%
Retired 117 57.1% 88 42.9%
Student 310 56.9% 235 43.1%
Unemployed 111 50.0% 111 50.0%
Geographic location Rural 32 69.6% 14 30.4% 0.326
Suburban 65 62.5% 39 37.5%
Urban 930 57.7% 683 42.3%
How often do you engage in regular physical exercise? Daily 84 62.7% 50 37.3% 0.252
Once a week 177 48.6% 187 51.4%
Rarely or never 459 61.9% 283 38.1%
Several times a week 307 58.7% 216 41.3%
Do you currently smoke? No 808 56.5% 622 43.5% 0.07
Yes 219 65.8% 114 34.2%
How often do you consume alcohol? Daily 12 54.5% 10 45.5% 0.04
Occasionally 15 37.5% 25 62.5%
Rarely or never 1000 58.8% 701 41.2%