Table 3.
Differences in general characteristic and health behaviors by fall status in adults aged 65 and older
| Variables | Total (%) | Fall status |
p-value1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Single | Recurrent | |||
| General information (n) | 63,899 | 51,240 | 7,190 | 5,469 | |
| Gender | <0.001 | ||||
| Men | 43.2 | 76.3 (0.3) | 14.0 (0.2) | 9.7 (0.2) | |
| Women | 56.8 | 85.9 (0.2) | 8.4 (0.2) | 5.7 (0.2) | |
| Age, mean±SE (yr) | 73.91 ± 0.06 | 73.08 ± 0.04 | 73.85 ± 0.10 | 74.80 ± 0.12 | <0.001 |
| Education level | <0.001 | ||||
| No formal education | 26.0 | 87.2 (0.7) | 9.1 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.4) | |
| Elementary school | 31.1 | 84.8 (0.5) | 9.3 (0.4) | 5.9 (0.3) | |
| Middle school | 15.4 | 83.2 (0.6) | 11.2 (0.5) | 5.6 (0.3) | |
| High school | 19.4 | 84.8 (0.5) | 9.3 (0.4) | 5.9 (0.3) | |
| College or higher | 8.1 | 87.2 (0.7) | 9.1 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.4) | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||||
| No spouse | 35.8 | 75.4 (0.4) | 14.0 (0.3) | 10.6 (0.3) | |
| Spouse | 64.2 | 83.2 (0.3) | 10.3 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.2) | |
| Living arrangement | <0.001 | ||||
| Alone | 19.1 | 75.3 (0.5) | 13.7 (0.4) | 11.0 (0.3) | |
| With spouse | 43.8 | 83.4 (0.3) | 10.1 (0.2) | 6.5 (0.2) | |
| With family or others | 37.1 | 79.5 (0.4) | 12.3 (0.3) | 8.2 (0.3) | |
| Monthly income (104 Korean won) | <0.001 | ||||
| <100 | 43.2 | 77.3 (0.3) | 12.7 (0.3) | 10.0 (0.2) | |
| 100-200 | 22.4 | 82.5 (0.4) | 10.9 (0.4) | 6.5 (0.3) | |
| 200-300 | 14.0 | 83.3 (0.6) | 10.7 (0.5) | 6.0 (0.4) | |
| ≥300 | 20.4 | 82.7 (0.5) | 10.7 (0.4) | 6.5 (0.3) | |
| Residence type | <0.001 | ||||
| House | 64.7 | 81.3 (0.4) | 11.7 (0.3) | 7.0 (0.3) | |
| Apartment | 35.3 | 79.9 (0.2) | 11.6 (0.2) | 8.5 (0.2) | |
| Locality | <0.001 | ||||
| Urban | 69.9 | 80.6 (0.3) | 11.8 (0.2) | 7.6 (0.2) | |
| Rural | 30.1 | 80.1 (0.3) | 11.0 (0.2) | 8.9 (0.2) | |
| National basic livelihood recipient status | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 6.3 | 70.9 (1.0) | 15.1 (0.8) | 14.0 (0.7) | |
| No | 98.7 | 81.1 (0.2) | 11.4 (0.2) | 7.6 (0.1) | |
| Smoking | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 9.3 | 84.6 (0.6) | 9.4 (0.5) | 5.9 (0.4) | |
| No | 90.7 | 80.0 (0.2) | 11.8 (0.2) | 8.2 (0.2) | |
| Drinking | <0.001 | ||||
| None | 65.9 | 78.8 (0.3) | 12.4 (0.2) | 8.9 (0.2) | |
| Low to moderate | 23.2 | 83.3 (0.4) | 10.2 (0.4) | 6.5 (0.5) | |
| High-risk | 10.9 | 85.0 (0.6) | 9.6 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.4) | |
| High intensity exercise | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 9.8 | 83.6 (0.7) | 9.9 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.4) | |
| No | 90.2 | 80.1 (0.2) | 11.8 (0.2) | 8.1 (0.2) | |
| Moderate intensity exercise | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 19.0 | 83.5 (0.4) | 10.1 (0.4) | 6.4 (0.3) | |
| No | 81.0 | 79.7 (0.2) | 12.0 (0.2) | 8.3 (0.2) | |
| Walking | <0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 51.6 | 83.0 (0.3) | 10.7 (0.3) | 6.3 (0.2) | |
| No | 48.4 | 77.7 (0.3) | 12.6 (0.2) | 9.7 (0.2) | |
| Subjective health status | <0.001 | ||||
| Good | 21.6 | 88.7 (0.4) | 8.1 (0.3) | 3.3 (0.2) | |
| Average | 36.5 | 83.5 (0.3) | 11.2 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.2) | |
| Poor | 41.9 | 73.5 (0.4) | 13.8 (0.3) | 12.7 (0.3) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | <0.001 | ||||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 12.3 | 77.0 (0.6) | 12.5 (0.4) | 10.6 (0.4) | |
| Healthy weight (18.5-24.9) | 64.6 | 81.4 (0.3) | 11.4 (0.2) | 7.2 (0.2) | |
| Obese (25.0-29.9) | 21.3 | 80.3 (0.5) | 11.3 (0.4) | 8.5 (0.5) | |
| Severely obese (≥30.0) | 1.8 | 74.2 (2.1) | 15.2 (1.8) | 10.6 (1.5) | |
Values are presented as % (% standard error).
1
Chi-square test.