Table 2.
Demographic data of participants by fall-risk group.
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Total (N=92) | Low risk (n=55) | Moderate risk (n=37) | P value | ||
| Female, n (%) | 77 (84) | 47 (85) | 30 (81) | .58 | ||
| Race, n (%) | N/Aa | |||||
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Asian | 8 (9) | 5 (9) | 3 (8) |
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Black | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
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Hispanic | 3 (3) | 1 (2) | 2 (5) |
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White | 74 (80) | 45 (82) | 29 (78) |
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Other | 5 (5) | 3 (5) | 2 (5) |
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| Age (years), mean (SD) | 72.0 (6.6) | 71.3 (6.9) | 73.0 (6.2) | .25 | ||
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 163.9 (7.7) | 164.0 (6.0) | 163.7 (9.9) | .43 | ||
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 67.1 (14.6) | 64.2 (11.3) | 71.6 (17.7) | .008 b | ||
| BMI (kg/cm2), mean (SD) | 24.9 (4.6) | 23.8 (3.9) | 26.5 (5.1) | .003 | ||
| Income (US $ per year), n (%) | ||||||
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<50,000 | 12 (13) | 4 (7) | 8 (22) | .11 | |
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>50,000 but <100,000 | 24 (26) | 15 (27) | 9 (24) | N/A | |
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>100,000 | 55 (60) | 35 (64) | 20 (54) | N/A | |
| STEADIc risk score (0-12 range), mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.0) | 2.0 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.3) | <.001 | ||
| Classes attended, mean (SD) | 9.7 (3.1) | 9.4 (3.5) | 10.3 (2.3) | .08 | ||
aN/A: not applicable.
bValues in italics format indicate statistical significance at or below P<.05.
cSTEADI: Stopping Elderly Accidents and Deaths Initiative.