Table 1.
Summary of study and patient characteristics
| Characteristics | Number (%) |
| Study characteristics (n=39) | |
| Geographical region | |
| Asia | 5 (12.8) |
| Australia | 1 (2.5) |
| Europe | 17 (43.6) |
| North America | 13 (33.3) |
| South America | 3 (7.7) |
| Study design | |
| Cohort | 6 (13.8) |
| Cross-sectional | 26 (66.7) |
| Qualitative | 7 (19.4) |
| Study duration | |
| Not applicable | 29 (74.3) |
| ≤ 1 year | 5 (12.8) |
| ≥ 1 year | 5 (12.8) |
| Patient characteristics | |
| Mean age | 74.9 (range, 65.0 to 95.0) |
| Not reported | 11 (28.2) |
| 65.0–69.9 years | 4 (10.2) |
| 70.0–74.9 years | 8 (20.5) |
| 75.0–79.9 years | 14 (35.9) |
| ≥80.0 years | 2 (5.1) |
| Proportion of female participants | Mean: 65.3% (range, 42.5 to 88.9) |
| Sample size | Mean: 3043.6 (9 to 43487) |
| <100 | 11 (28.2) |
| 100–499 | 11 (28.2) |
| 500–999 | 3 (7.7) |
| 1000–1999 | 4 (10.2) |
| 2000–5000 | 4 (10.2) |
| >5000 | 6 (15.4) |
| Study setting | |
| Community | 31 (79.4) |
| Medical | 6 (15.4) |
| Nursing home | 1 (2.5) |
| Multisite | 1 (2.5) |
| Participants living alone | 44.1% (range, 0 to 100) |
| Participants with a history of falling | Mean: 50.8% (range, 11.2 to 100) |
| Not reported* | 11 (28.2) |
| ≤25% | 6 (15.4) |
| 25–40% | 10 (25.6) |
| 40–85% | 5 (12.8) |
| >85% | 7 (17.9) |
*Not reported for the overall sample.