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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Oct 3;62(10):1844–1852. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13072

Table 2.

Prevalence of balance/coordination problems, fear of falls, and falls according to pain status in adults 65 years and older, United States: National Health and Aging Trends Study, 2011

Bothersome Pain Age- and Sex-adjusted
Prevalence Ratio
(95% CI)
Pain : No Pain
Yes
(n=4,098)
%* 		No
(n=3,492)
%*
Balance or Coordination Problems
 Has problems with balance or coordination 40.2 14.6 2.67 (2.38-3.00)
 Balance or coordination problems limits activity 25.7 6.6 3.83 (3.27-4.49)
Fear of Falls
 Worried about falling down 37.3 16.3 2.19 (1.98-2.42)
 Worry about falling down limits activity 18.0 4.4 3.98 (3.24-4.87)
Falls
 FallsFell in the past year 38.9 21.0 1.82 (1.67-1.98)
 Falls≥2 falls in the past year 19.5 7.4 2.63 (2.28-3.05)
*

Weighted percents are shown