Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| Mean (SD)/ Freq (%) | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men (n=1745) |
Women (n=1682) |
||
| Age | 73.9 (4.9) | 74.1 (5.2) | 0.379 |
| History of falls at baseline | < 0.001 | ||
| none | 1440 (82.5%) | 1272 (75.6%) | |
| 1 | 224 (12.8%) | 282(16.8%) | |
| 2 or more | 81 (4.6%) | 128 (7.6%) | |
| Cardiovascular Health Study Criteria (CHS) | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 789 (45.2%) | 633 (37.6%) | |
| 1 | 582 (33.4%) | 581 (34.5%) | |
| 2 | 268 (15.4%) | 303(18.0%) | |
| 3 | 90 (5.2%) | 123 (7.3%) | |
| 4 | 15 (0.86%) | 38 (2.3%) | |
| 5 | 1 (0.06%) | 4 (0.24%) | |
| FRAIL scale (FRAIL) | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 1392 (79.8%) | 1227 (73.0%) | |
| 1 | 299(17.1%) | 344 (20.5%) | |
| 2 | 38 (2.2%) | 80 (4.8%) | |
| 3 | 14 (0.8%) | 29(1.7%) | |
| 4 | 2(0.11%) | 2 (0.12%) | |
| 5 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Study for Osteoporosis and Fracture Criteria (SOF) | < 0.001 | ||
| 0 | 1499 (85.9%) | 1339 (79.6%) | |
| 1 | 236(13.5%) | 315(18.7%) | |
| 2 | 9 (0.52%) | 27(1.6%) | |
| 3 | 1 (0.06%) | 1 (0.06%) | |
| Number of fall during follow-up | < 0.001 | ||
| none | 1324 (84.6%) | 1229 (77.6%) | |
| 1 | 177(11.3%) | 252(15.9%) | |
| 2 or more | 65 (4.2%) | 103 (6.5%) | |
*
P-value of t-test or chi-square test