Table 1. Descriptive statistics for all participants and fallers with at least one fall.
| All | Fallers | |
|---|---|---|
| Participants (% of total) | 114 | 75 (66) |
| Age (m (SD)) | 84.88 (6.5) | 85.29 (6.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) (m (SD)) | 24.7 (4.7) | 25.7 (4.8) |
| Women (n (%)) | 80 (70.2) | 51 (68.0) |
| Visual impairment (n (%)) | 53 (46.5) (4 missing) | 34 (45.9)(1 missing) |
| Cognitive impairment (n (%)) | 57 (50) (4 missing) | 45 (60.8) (1 missing) |
| Sedatives/Tranquillizers/Neuroleptics (n (%)) | 50 (43.9) (5 missing) | 38 (51.3) (1 missing) |
| Anti-depressive (n (%)) | 49 (43) (4 missing) | 31 (41.3) |
| Walking ability (n (%)) | ||
| Safe-walker | 33 (28.9) (6 missing) | 23 (31.1) (1 missing) |
| Unsafe-walker | 51 (44.7) | 42 (56.8) |
| Non-walker | 24 (21.1) | 9 (12.2) |
| Downton estimates (m (SD)) | 4.41 (1.64) | 4.73 (1.41) |
| Total number of falls | 851 | - |
| Falls with hip protectors (n (%)) | 114 (13.4) | - |
| Falls/1000 bed days | 9.0 | - |
| Bed days (n, range, m (SD)) | 95036, 20–2069, 834 (618) | - |
Abbreviation descriptions: m = mean, SD = standard deviation.