Table 2. Association between comorbidities and presence of falls. Patos (PB), 2016.
| Comorbidities | Categories | No falls | With falls | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 105 | n = 211 | |||
| Diabetes | No | 76 (72.4) | 129 (61.1) | 0.065 |
| Yes | 29 (27.6) | 82 (38.9) | ||
| Hypertension | No | 33 (31.4) | 39 (18.5) | 0.015 |
| Yes | 72 (68.6) | 172 (81.5) | ||
| Stroke | No | 104 (99.0) | 201 (95.3) | 0.108 |
| Yes | 1 (1.0) | 10 (4.7) | ||
| Low blood pressure | No | 100 (95.2) | 206 (97.6) | 0.309 |
| Yes | 5 (4.8) | 5 2.4) | ||
| Heart disease | No | 91 (86.7) | 164 (77.7) | 0.081 |
| Yes | 14 (13.3) | 47 (22.3) | ||
| Neurological disease | No | 103 (98.1) | 201 (95.3) | 0.349 |
| Yes | 2 (1.9) | 10 (4.7) | ||
| Insomnia | No | 90 (85.7) | 174 (82.5) | 0.567 |
| Yes | 15 (14.3) | 37 (17.5) | ||
| Hypothyroidism | No | 103 (98.1) | 194 (91.9) | 0.055 |
| Yes | 2 (1.9) | 17 ( 8.1) | ||
| Depression | No | 93 (88.6) | 184 (87.2) | 0.868 |
| Yes | 12 (11.4) | 27 (12.8) | ||
| Arthritis | No | 86 (81.9) | 159 (75.4) | 0.242 |
| Yes | 19 (18.1) | 52 (24.6) | ||
| Arthrosis | No | 82 (78.1) | 131 (62.1) | 0.006 |
| Yes | 23 (21.9) | 80 (37.9) | ||
| Vestibular disorders | No | 92 (87.6) | 141 (66.8) | < 0.001 |
| Yes | 13 (12.4) | 70 (33.2) | ||
| Incontinence | No | 104 (99.0) | 199 (94.3) | 0.067 |
| Yes | 1 (1.0) | 12 (5.7) | ||
| Anxiety | No | 85 (81.0) | 168 (79.6) | 0.897 |
| Yes | 20 (19.0) | 43 (20.4) | ||
| Osteoporosis | No | 70 (66.7) | 113 (53.6) | 0.035 |
| Yes | 35 (33.3) | 98 (46.4) |