Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics
| Variable | Total Sample (weighted %) | Fallers (weighted %) | Non-fallers (weighted %) | Rao-Scott X 2 (weighted & boot-strapped) | P | Fallers 95% CI for proportion | Non-fallers 95% CI for proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) |
|
|
|
63.4 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| 65-74 |
55.2 |
47.3 |
57.1 |
|
|
44.9-49.7 |
56.5-57.7 |
| 75-84 |
33.6 |
37.4 |
32.7 |
|
|
35.3-39.5 |
32.2-33.2 |
| 85+ |
11.2 |
15.3 |
10.2 |
|
|
14.0-16.7 |
9.9-10.5 |
| Sex |
|
|
|
28.2 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Male |
45.1 |
38.8 |
46.7 |
|
|
36.5-41.1 |
46.1-47.3 |
| Female |
54.9 |
61.2 |
53.3 |
|
|
58.9-63.5 |
52.7-53.9 |
| Married |
|
|
|
41.2 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Yes |
63.4 |
56.1 |
65.2 |
|
|
53.5-58.7 |
64.0-66.3 |
| No |
36.0 |
43.9 |
34.8 |
|
|
41.3-46.4 |
33.7-36.0 |
| Living arrangement |
|
|
|
24.4 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Alone |
29.3 |
34.5 |
28.0 |
|
|
32.1-36.9 |
26.8-29.2 |
| With others |
64.8 |
60.4 |
65.9 |
|
|
57.9-62.8 |
64.7-67.1 |
| Other |
5.9 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
|
|
3.9-6.4 |
5.25-7.01 |
| Geographic setting |
|
|
|
0.04 |
0.84 |
|
|
| Urban |
78.5 |
78.3 |
78.6 |
|
|
75.3-81.4 |
76.4-80.8 |
| Rural |
21.5 |
21.7 |
21.4 |
|
|
18.6-24.7 |
19.2-23.6 |
| Mobility |
|
|
|
258.7 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Walks independently |
87.5 |
76.1 |
90.3 |
|
|
74.2-78.1 |
89.6-91.1 |
| Walks with aid or support |
11.7 |
22.3 |
9.1 |
|
|
20.4-24.3 |
8.4-9.9 |
| Cannot walk |
0.7 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
|
|
0.9-2.1 |
0.4-0.7 |
| ADL impairment |
|
|
|
238.4 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| None |
77.4 |
63.6 |
80.8 |
|
|
61.2-66.1 |
79.7-81.8 |
| Mild/Moderate |
20.1 |
30.9 |
17.4 |
|
|
28.5-33.3 |
16.4-18.4 |
| Severe/Total |
2.6 |
5.5 |
1.8 |
|
|
4.4-6.6 |
1.5-2.6 |
| Medication use |
|
|
|
106.1 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| >4 |
85.0 |
76.5 |
87.1 |
|
|
74.5-78.6 |
86.1-88.0 |
| <=4 |
15.0 |
23.5 |
12.9 |
|
|
21.5-25.5 |
12.0-13.7 |
| Fear of falling |
|
|
|
188.3 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Yes |
33.6 |
49.6 |
29.7 |
|
|
46.9-52.2 |
28.4-31.0 |
| No |
66.4 |
50.4 |
70.3 |
|
|
47.7-53.1 |
69.0-71.6 |
| Psychotropic medications |
|
|
|
75.2 |
<0.0001 |
|
|
| Yes |
19.4 |
27.6 |
17.4 |
|
|
25.3-29.9 |
16.4-18.4 |
| No |
80.6 |
72.4 |
82.6 |
|
|
70.1-74.7 |
81.6-83.6 |
| Vitamin D supplementation |
|
42 |
38 |
7.8 |
0.0052 |
|
|
| Yes |
39.4 |
.8 |
.6 |
|
|
40.1-45.5 |
37.4-39.9 |
| No | 60.6 | 57.2 | 61.4 | 54.5-59.9 | 60.1-62.6 |
ADL = Activities of daily living.