Table 2.
Descriptive statistics of falls in different severity in the elderly
| Variable | All | No fall | Ordinary fall | Medical treatment for fall | Chi-square | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The independent variable | |||||||
| ChronicDiseasea | – | 5867 | 4486 (76.46) | 782 (13.33) | 599 (10.21) | 43.2881 | 0.000 |
| Smoking | Yes | 1580 (26.93) | 1258 (28.04) | 202 (25.83) | 120 (20.03) | 33.0903 | 0.000 |
| Quit | 882 (15.03) | 698 (15.56) | 116 (14.83) | 68 (11.35) | |||
| No | 3405 (58.04) | 2530 (56.40) | 464 (59.34) | 411 (68.61) | |||
| Drinking | Yes | 1786 (30.44) | 1363 (30.38) | 257 (32.86) | 166 (27.71) | 4.2815 | 0.118 |
| No | 4081 (69.56) | 3123 (69.62) | 525 (67.14) | 433 (72.29) | |||
| Sleeptimea | – | 5867 | 4486 (76.46) | 782 (13.33) | 599 (10.21) | 10.8246 | 0.004 |
| Activity |
Vigorous- intensity |
1728 (29.45) | 1292 (28.80) | 242 (30.95) | 194 (32.39) | 5.6334 | 0.228 |
| Moderate | 1953 (33.29) | 1500 (33.44) | 267 (34.14) | 186 (31.05) | |||
| Mild | 2186 (37.26) | 1694 (37.76) | 273 (34.91) | 219 (36.56) | |||
| Mediating variables | |||||||
| ADL | ability | 4308 (73.43) | 3493 (77.86) | 480 (61.38) | 335 (55.93) | 197.4529 | 0.000 |
| disability | 1559 (26.57) | 993 (22.14) | 302 (38.62) | 264 (44.07) | |||
| Pain | No | 1742 (29.69) | 1479 (32.97) | 160 (20.46) | 103 (17.20) | 99.8146 | 0.000 |
| Yes | 4125 (70.31) | 3007 (67.03) | 622 (79.54) | 496 (82.80) | |||
| Depressiona | – | 5867 | 4486 (76.46) | 782 (13.33) | 599 (10.21) | 13.8202 | 0.001 |
| Control variables | |||||||
| Age | 60–70 | 3424 (58.36) | 2663 (59.36) | 426 (54.48) | 335 (55.93) | 11.1386 | 0.025 |
| 70 ~ 80 | 1912 (32.59) | 1440 (32.10) | 275 (35.17) | 197 (32.89) | |||
| 80~ | 531 (9.05) | 383 (8.54) | 81 (10.36) | 67 (11.19) | |||
| Gender | male | 2671 (45.53) | 2127 (47.41) | 346 (44.25) | 198 (33.06) | 44.5303 | 0.000 |
| female | 3196 (54.47) | 2359 (52.59) | 436 (55.75) | 401 (66.94) | |||
| Residence | urban | 1636 (27.88) | 1286 (28.67) | 214 (27.37) | 136 (22.70) | 9.4631 | 0.009 |
| rural | 4231 (72.12) | 3200 (71.33) | 568 (72.63) | 463 (77.30) | |||
| Education | junior high school or below | 5280 (89.99) | 4033 (89.90) | 691 (88.36) | 556 (92.82) | 7.6701 | 0.022 |
| senior high school or above | 587 (10.01) | 453 (10.10) | 91 (11.64) | 43 (7.18) | |||
| Marital status | married | 4767 (81.25) | 3702 (82.52) | 620 (79.28) | 445 (74.29) | 25.8044 | 0.000 |
| single | 1100 (18.75) | 784 (17.48) | 162 (20.72) | 154 (25.71) | |||
| Care | with care | 1437 (24.49) | 961 (21.42) | 258 (32.99) | 218 (36.39) | 99.2929 | 0.000 |
| without care | 4430 (75.51) | 3525 (78.58) | 524 (67.01) | 381 (63.61) | |||
| Economic statusa | – | 5867 | 4486 (76.46) | 782 (13.33) | 599 (10.21) | 4.1414 | 0.042 |
Marked a is continuous variable, which is analyzed by variance, and the rest are classified variable, which is tested by chi-square test