Table 2.
Fall-related characteristics according to fall status in adults aged 65 and older
| Variables | Total (%) | Fall status |
p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Single | Recurrent | |||
| Fear of falling | |||||
| Not at all afraid | 38.8 | 90.4 (0.3) | 6.8 (0.2) | 2.8 (0.1) | <0.001 |
| A little afraid | 37.7 | 81.1 (0.4) | 11.9 (0.3) | 7.0 (0.2) | |
| Very afraid | 23.5 | 62.8 (0.5) | 19.0 (0.4) | 18.1 (0.4) | |
| Bedridden in past month | |||||
| Yes | 8.1 | 61.8 (0.9) | 17.2 (0.7) | 21.0 (0.8) | <0.001 |
| No | 91.9 | 82.1 (0.2) | 11.1 (0.2) | 6.8 (0.1) | |
Values are presented as % (% standard error).
1
Chi-square test.