TABLE.
Weighted age-adjusted prevalence of falls* and fall injuries in the past 12 months,† among adults aged ≥45 years with and without arthritis,§ by state/territory¶ — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012
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| % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | % | (95% CI) | |||||||
| Alabama | 980 | 256,858 | 16.0 | (14.2–18.0) | 11.3 | (10.0–12.9) | 1,101 | 324,718 | 26.0 | (23.7–28.4) | 9.3 | (7.9–11.0) | 835 | 228,719 | 18.7 | (16.6–20.9) | 5.4 | (4.5–6.4) |
| Alaska | 409 | 36,579 | 15.0 | (12.3–18.1) | 14.3 | (11.9–17.0) | 534 | 53,317 | 30.6 | (26.5–35.0) | 14.6 | (12.4–17.1) | 350 | 35,369 | 20.8 | (17.4–24.7) | 9.0 | (7.1–11.5) |
| Arizona | 813 | 328,358 | 16.3 | (13.3–19.7) | 12.1 | (10.4–14.0) | 732 | 299,524 | 21.9 | (18.6–25.7) | 8.2 | (6.8–9.9) | 606 | 262,168 | 18.1 | (15.1–21.5) | 7.0 | (5.8–8.5) |
| Arkansas | 548 | 146,006 | 14.4 | (12.3–16.7) | 11.0 | (9.4–12.8) | 678 | 209,133 | 27.8 | (24.8–30.9) | 11.5 | (9.8–13.5) | 488 | 144,016 | 20.9 | (18.2–23.8) | 6.0 | (4.9–7.4) |
| California | 1,309 | 1,712,404 | 15.6 | (13.9–17.5) | 13.3 | (12.0–14.8) | 1,182 | 1,563,446 | 19.4 | (17.4–21.6) | 9.7 | (8.6–10.8) | 1,027 | 1,334,678 | 15.6 | (13.9–17.5) | 6.5 | (5.6–7.4) |
| Colorado | 1,287 | 288,047 | 18.2 | (16.4–20.2) | 14.2 | (13.0–15.5) | 1,122 | 243,734 | 19.8 | (17.8–22.0) | 9.5 | (8.5–10.6) | 909 | 211,557 | 17.8 | (15.9–19.9) | 7.1 | (6.2–8.0) |
| Connecticut | 845 | 186,356 | 14.0 | (12.1–16.1) | 11.1 | (9.8–12.5) | 732 | 177,566 | 19.9 | (17.3–22.8) | 7.9 | (6.8–9.0) | 641 | 148,629 | 17.1 | (14.8–19.8) | 6.0 | (5.1–7.1) |
| Delaware | 473 | 46,888 | 15.4 | (12.7–18.5) | 10.3 | (8.8–12.1) | 422 | 44,498 | 19.4 | (16.4–22.7) | 7.2 | (5.9–8.8) | 365 | 35,880 | 14.0 | (11.5–16.8) | 6.6 | (5.4–8.0) |
| DC | 396 | 31,436 | 13.9 | (10.6–17.9) | 15.1 | (12.4–18.2) | 315 | 27,168 | 24.2 | (19.3–29.8) | 7.5 | (6.0–9.3) | 291 | 26,465 | 20.0 | (15.6–25.1) | 8.0 | (5.9–10.7) |
| Florida | 749 | 968,371 | 14.3 | (11.8–17.2) | 10.4 | (9.0–12.1) | 721 | 971,220 | 20.8 | (18.0–23.9) | 7.2 | (6.1–8.6) | 669 | 862,502 | 17.4 | (14.7–20.4) | 6.3 | (5.2–7.5) |
| Georgia | 597 | 479,332 | 16.6 | (14.0–19.5) | 12.0 | (10.4–13.8) | 602 | 476,094 | 22.4 | (19.6–25.5) | 8.4 | (7.1–10.0) | 511 | 390,040 | 18.4 | (15.9–21.3) | 6.5 | (5.4–7.9) |
| Hawaii | 613 | 67,584 | 15.2 | (12.4–18.6) | 10.4 | (8.9–12.2) | 451 | 45,385 | 13.5 | (11.0–16.5) | 6.2 | (5.0–7.6) | 418 | 41,177 | 13.3 | (10.6–16.7) | 5.0 | (4.2–6.0) |
| Idaho | 707 | 86,883 | 15.0 | (12.4–18.0) | 14.4 | (12.3–16.9) | 761 | 93,282 | 25.2 | (21.3–29.5) | 11.2 | (9.5–13.2) | 570 | 67,320 | 18.9 | (15.6–22.8) | 7.6 | (6.2–9.3) |
| Illinois | 593 | 678,156 | 15.5 | (13.3–18.0) | 12.3 | (10.6–14.2) | 476 | 567,290 | 16.6 | (14.0–19.4) | 8.0 | (6.6–9.7) | 408 | 464,542 | 15.2 | (12.8–18.0) | 5.1 | (4.1–6.3) |
| Indiana | 888 | 374,522 | 16.9 | (15.0–18.9) | 13.7 | (12.3–15.3) | 926 | 381,394 | 23.8 | (21.6–26.2) | 10.0 | (8.7–11.4) | 663 | 275,651 | 16.8 | (14.9–18.9) | 6.9 | (5.9–8.1) |
| Iowa | 789 | 186,009 | 15.2 | (13.3–17.4) | 15.0 | (13.5–16.5) | 674 | 175,584 | 22.8 | (20.2–25.5) | 9.9 | (8.7–11.4) | 500 | 125,108 | 15.9 | (13.7–18.3) | 6.7 | (5.7–7.8) |
| Kansas | 1,295 | 159,978 | 16.5 | (14.9–18.3) | 12.9 | (11.8–14.0) | 1,205 | 156,339 | 22.4 | (20.3–24.6) | 9.8 | (8.8–10.9) | 824 | 103,103 | 15.3 | (13.5–17.2) | 5.8 | (5.1–6.7) |
| Kentucky | 1,144 | 229,858 | 15.4 | (13.8–17.2) | 11.7 | (10.3–13.2) | 1,319 | 298,532 | 26.0 | (23.6–28.6) | 10.3 | (8.9–11.9) | 1,008 | 213,288 | 18.4 | (16.5–20.6) | 6.2 | (5.2–7.4) |
| Louisiana | 769 | 181,584 | 12.2 | (10.4–14.4) | 9.1 | (7.9–10.5) | 910 | 222,659 | 21.3 | (18.7–24.2) | 6.7 | (5.5–8.1) | 607 | 151,012 | 12.4 | (10.6–14.6) | 5.9 | (4.9–7.2) |
| Maine | 1,138 | 92,883 | 16.8 | (15.1–18.6) | 13.8 | (12.6–15.1) | 1,136 | 96,548 | 24.3 | (22.2–26.6) | 10.7 | (9.6–11.8) | 840 | 69,631 | 18.4 | (16.5–20.4) | 6.8 | (5.9–7.7) |
| Maryland | 1,217 | 278,273 | 15.6 | (13.5–18.0) | 10.9 | (9.7–12.1) | 991 | 219,260 | 15.1 | (13.3–17.0) | 6.7 | (5.8–7.8) | 864 | 187,961 | 12.9 | (11.3–14.8) | 5.6 | (4.8–6.6) |
| Massachusetts | 2,079 | 352,749 | 16.4 | (14.7–18.2) | 11.8 | (10.8–12.8) | 1,762 | 293,545 | 18.6 | (16.8–20.5) | 7.6 | (6.8–8.4) | 1,653 | 267,905 | 16.2 | (14.6–18.0) | 6.4 | (5.7–7.1) |
| Michigan | 815 | 407,924 | 12.2 | (10.8–13.9) | 8.1 | (7.1–9.2) | 514 | 305,661 | 12.0 | (10.2–14.1) | 4.3 | (3.6–5.3) | 472 | 249,957 | 10.1 | (8.5–12.0) | 3.0 | (2.4–3.8) |
| Minnesota | 1,218 | 291,368 | 16.4 | (14.5–18.6) | 12.8 | (11.7–13.9) | 985 | 254,660 | 21.1 | (18.6–23.7) | 8.2 | (7.3–9.2) | 802 | 194,999 | 16.2 | (14.1–18.7) | 5.7 | (5.0–6.5) |
| Mississippi | 787 | 139,653 | 15.4 | (13.5–17.5) | 10.0 | (8.7–11.5) | 889 | 179,522 | 24.9 | (22.5–27.5) | 9.2 | (7.8–10.7) | 680 | 124,024 | 17.1 | (15.1–19.3) | 5.6 | (4.7–6.8) |
| Missouri | 764 | 360,504 | 18.1 | (15.9–20.6) | 12.6 | (11.0–14.4) | 756 | 379,648 | 24.1 | (21.4–27.1) | 10.0 | (8.4–11.8) | 605 | 284,659 | 18.6 | (16.2–21.3) | 6.9 | (5.7–8.3) |
| Montana | 922 | 63,860 | 16.8 | (14.8–19.1) | 13.3 | (11.9–14.8) | 1,111 | 78,636 | 25.5 | (23.1–28.1) | 14.0 | (12.5–15.5) | 742 | 49,480 | 17.0 | (14.9–19.2) | 7.9 | (6.8–9.1) |
| Nebraska | 2,218 | 114,065 | 18.5 | (16.8–20.3) | 14.5 | (13.5–15.6) | 1,886 | 91,793 | 19.0 | (17.2–21.0) | 9.4 | (8.5–10.3) | 1,445 | 70,856 | 15.8 | (14.2–17.5) | 6.5 | (5.8–7.2) |
| Nevada | 451 | 123,607 | 14.5 | (11.5–18.2) | 11.1 | (9.2–13.4) | 451 | 117,912 | 20.0 | (16.5–23.9) | 7.9 | (6.5–9.6) | 351 | 91,292 | 13.9 | (11.1–17.2) | 6.5 | (5.0–8.3) |
| New Hampshire | 853 | 81,481 | 16.3 | (14.4–18.5) | 12.9 | (11.5–14.5) | 859 | 83,990 | 19.8 | (17.5–22.3) | 11.0 | (9.7–12.5) | 661 | 63,234 | 15.5 | (13.5–17.6) | 7.8 | (6.7–9.1) |
| New Jersey | 1,273 | 392,045 | 14.2 | (12.6–16.0) | 9.9 | (8.8–11.0) | 974 | 311,829 | 15.8 | (14.1–17.8) | 5.9 | (5.1–6.8) | 964 | 295,364 | 14.1 | (12.4–16.0) | 5.5 | (4.8–6.4) |
| New Mexico | 871 | 115,409 | 16.5 | (14.5–18.7) | 13.4 | (12.0–14.8) | 912 | 123,436 | 26.0 | (23.4–28.7) | 11.0 | (9.8–12.3) | 743 | 98,863 | 19.6 | (17.5–21.9) | 7.7 | (6.7–8.8) |
| New York | 609 | 1,160,253 | 17.7 | (14.9–20.9) | 13.8 | (11.9–15.9) | 489 | 972,909 | 20.2 | (16.9–23.8) | 8.7 | (7.2–10.5) | 460 | 829,218 | 15.3 | (12.9–18.2) | 7.8 | (6.4–9.5) |
| North Carolina | 1,102 | 502,240 | 14.8 | (13.1–16.6) | 12.5 | (11.2–13.8) | 1,100 | 513,843 | 21.9 | (19.9–24.1) | 8.8 | (7.8–10.1) | 822 | 358,263 | 14.8 | (13.1–16.6) | 6.1 | (5.3–6.9) |
| North Dakota | 517 | 40,120 | 16.4 | (13.8–19.4) | 12.5 | (10.9–14.4) | 447 | 36,715 | 18.3 | (15.3–21.7) | 10.6 | (8.9–12.6) | 348 | 27,347 | 15.7 | (12.8–19.1) | 6.6 | (5.4–8.2) |
| Ohio | 1,242 | 619,185 | 14.8 | (13.3–16.4) | 11.8 | (10.6–13.1) | 1,300 | 616,621 | 20.8 | (18.9–22.7) | 8.4 | (7.4–9.5) | 1,034 | 492,055 | 16.1 | (14.5–17.8) | 6.3 | (5.5–7.4) |
| Oklahoma | 801 | 202,036 | 15.5 | (13.7–17.5) | 12.0 | (10.7–13.5) | 1,031 | 266,556 | 29.7 | (27.1–32.4) | 10.6 | (9.3–12.0) | 742 | 186,433 | 22.1 | (19.8–24.6) | 5.8 | (4.9–6.9) |
| Oregon | 427 | 170,229 | 13.8 | (11.4–16.8) | 8.6 | (7.3–10.1) | 280 | 109,037 | 10.6 | (8.5–13.1) | 4.9 | (3.9–6.2) | 263 | 100,791 | 9.4 | (7.5–11.7) | 4.1 | (3.2–5.2) |
| Pennsylvania | 2,056 | 775,966 | 16.9 | (15.4–18.5) | 12.8 | (11.6–14.0) | 1,838 | 651,072 | 19.2 | (17.6–20.9) | 7.6 | (6.8–8.5) | 1,534 | 538,263 | 14.6 | (13.3–16.1) | 6.6 | (5.8–7.5) |
| Rhode Island | 502 | 52,092 | 15.3 | (13.0–17.8) | 10.1 | (8.6–11.7) | 461 | 50,039 | 17.5 | (15.0–20.3) | 8.1 | (6.7–9.8) | 420 | 43,397 | 14.9 | (12.7–17.4) | 6.5 | (5.4–7.7) |
| South Carolina | 1,238 | 244,630 | 16.2 | (14.3–18.2) | 11.3 | (10.1–12.7) | 1,258 | 263,224 | 24.1 | (21.9–26.5) | 8.1 | (7.1–9.3) | 1,011 | 207,080 | 18.8 | (16.8–21.0) | 6.1 | (5.2–7.2) |
| South Dakota | 900 | 54,348 | 19.6 | (16.4–23.2) | 14.7 | (12.7–17.0) | 751 | 40,861 | 20.3 | (17.2–23.8) | 9.0 | (7.5–10.8) | 617 | 34,616 | 18.9 | (15.7–22.5) | 7.0 | (5.7–8.7) |
| Tennessee | 605 | 305,920 | 14.2 | (12.2–16.5) | 11 | (9.4–12.7) | 749 | 372,174 | 23.7 | (21.3–26.3) | 8.1 | (6.8–9.6) | 439 | 225,958 | 12.5 | (10.6–14.6) | 5.9 | (4.8–7.2) |
| Texas | 844 | 1,106,235 | 14.3 | (12.3–16.7) | 11.9 | (10.4–13.6) | 834 | 1,196,235 | 21.9 | (19.3–24.8) | 9.0 | (7.8–10.3) | 679 | 904,705 | 16.8 | (14.4–19.5) | 6.6 | (5.6–7.7) |
| Utah | 1,126 | 116,915 | 17.9 | (16.0–20.0) | 12.9 | (11.7–14.2) | 1,038 | 106,471 | 19.2 | (17.3–21.3) | 10.0 | (8.9–11.2) | 759 | 78,484 | 15.3 | (13.5–17.2) | 6.5 | (5.7–7.5) |
| Vermont | 691 | 42,124 | 15.7 | (13.6–18.1) | 14.4 | (12.7–16.2) | 766 | 48,216 | 26.3 | (23.5–29.3) | 12.4 | (10.9–14.1) | 514 | 30,740 | 17.1 | (14.8–19.8) | 7.2 | (6.1–8.5) |
| Virginia | 642 | 370,673 | 14.8 | (12.8–17.0) | 10.1 | (8.8–11.5) | 598 | 390,276 | 21.2 | (18.5–24.1) | 7.6 | (6.5–8.8) | 436 | 273,548 | 14.1 | (12.0–16.3) | 5.2 | (4.3–6.2) |
| Washington | 1,922 | 449,370 | 20.1 | (18.3–22.0) | 15.0 | (14.0–16.1) | 1,704 | 412,140 | 22.0 | (20.3–24.0) | 11.9 | (10.9–13.0) | 1346 | 326,695 | 18.4 | (16.7–20.2) | 8.5 | (7.6–9.4) |
| West Virginia | 479 | 97,758 | 12.9 | (11.2–14.7) | 10.3 | (8.8–11.9) | 598 | 131,714 | 23.3 | (20.8–25.9) | 9.8 | (8.3–11.6) | 380 | 79,390 | 13.8 | (11.9–16.0) | 5.5 | (4.4–6.8) |
| Wisconsin | 333 | 197,943 | 10.7 | (8.5–13.5) | 7.7 | (6.2–9.6) | 235 | 138,625 | 10.0 | (7.7–12.8) | 4.1 | (3.1–5.5) | 182 | 109,173 | 8.5 | (6.3–11.5) | 2.7 | (1.9–3.9) |
| Wyoming | 744 | 33,459 | 16.6 | (13.8–19.7) | 15.1 | (13.2–17.3) | 807 | 38,643 | 29.5 | (25.8–33.6) | 11.5 | (9.8–13.5) | 559 | 27,191 | 20.2 | (17.0–23.8) | 7.5 | (6.2–9.1) |
| Median †† | 15.5 | 12.1 | 21.3 | 9.0 | 16.2 | 6.5 | ||||||||||||
| Range †† | 10.7–20.1 | 7.7–15.1 | 10.0–30.6 | 4.1–14.6 | 8.5–22.1 | 2.7–9.0 | ||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 504 | 160,786 | 12.6 | (10.9–14.6) | 10.2 | (8.8–11.7) | 459 | 175,156 | 16.9 | (14.5–19.5) | 7.4 | (5.3–10.3) | 463 | 170,429 | 16.6 | (14.4–19.2) | 8.9 | (7.5–10.6) |
| Guam | 107 | 5,278 | 16.3 | (11.5–22.6) | 12.1 | (8.7–16.6) | 98 | 4,703 | 18.6 | (12.3–27.0) | 9.8 | (8.3–11.7) | 81 | 3,790 | 15.7 | (9.9–23.9) | 6.6 | (4.4–9.9) |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; DC = District of Columbia.
*
Falls were defined as self-reported number of falls in past 12 months.
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Injury from a fall was defined as self-reported injury caused by a fall in past 12 months that caused respondent to limit their regular activities for ≥1 days or to go see a doctor.
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Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined based on a “yes” response to the question, “Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?”
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Includes all 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam.
**
Sample size represents the actual number with the outcome, whereas population is the weighted number of adults with the outcome.
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Does not include Puerto Rico or Guam.