Table 1 Incidence rates of ‘any fall’ in participants of the German health interview and examination survey for adults (DEGS1) and the Activity and Function of the Elderly in Ulm study (ActiFE-Ulm)
Database: DEGS1 | Database: ActiFE Ulm | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Retrospective assessment (12 months) | Prospective assessment (12 months) | ||||
Age (years) | Number of participants | Incidence rate of any fall† | Number of participants | Incidence rate of any fall† | Incidence rate of any fall† |
Women | |||||
65- < 70 | 403 | 24.4 (19.8-29.7) | 162 | 31.5 (24.4-39.2) | 39.9 (32.2-47.9) |
70- < 75 | 416 | 25.6 (20.4-31.7) | 183 | 36.1 (29.1-43.5) | 36.5 (29.5-44.0) |
75- < 80 | 200 | 27.5 (21.0-35.1) | 110 | 46.4 (36.8-56.1) | 38.5 (29.3-48.5) |
80- < 85 | - | - | 86 | 40.7 (30.2-51.8) | 37.5 (26.9-49.0) |
85- < 90 | - | - | 59 | 44.1 (31.2-57.6) | 42.2 (28.3-57.0) |
Total* | |||||
65- < 80 | 1019 | 25.7 (22.4-29.2) | 455 | 37.4 (34.8-39.9) | 38.2 (35.6-40.8) |
65- < 90 | - | - | 600 | 38.9 (37.1-40.6) | 38.7 (36.9-40.5) |
Men | |||||
65- < 70 | 396 | 13.1 (9.2-18.3) | 170 | 22.9 (16.9-30.0) | 25.9 (19.4-33.3) |
70- < 75 | 402 | 16.6 (12.4-22.0) | 240 | 30.0 (24.3-36.2) | 31.2 (25.2-37.6) |
75- < 80 | 181 | 21.1 (14.2-30.1) | 111 | 36.0 (27.1-45.7) | 27.4 (19.2-36.9) |
80- < 85 | - | - | 203 | 36.9 (30.3-44.0) | 33.5 (26.9-40.6) |
85- < 90 | - | - | 64 | 46.9 (34.3-59.8) | 38.0 (25.5-51.7) |
Total* | |||||
65- < 80 | 979 | 16.3 (13.6-19.3) | 521 | 28.9 (26.6-31.1) | 28.3 (26.1-30.6) |
65- < 90 | - | - | 788 | 31.2 (29.6-32.7) | 29.7 (28.1-31.3) |