Table 1 Characteristics of men according to falls history (n = 1568), and fear of falling (n = 1577)

%(n)

79.1(1240)

9.1(143)

11.8(185)

100(1568)

83.9(1323)

16.1(254)

100(1577)

Age, years (mean, SD)

77.9(4.4)

79.8(5.0)

79.5(5.0)

78.3(4.6)

<0.001

77.9(4.4)

80.4(5.0)

78.3(4.6)

<0.001

Region, %(n)

0.089

0.045

South

34.1(423)

35.0(50)

28.6(53)

33.5(526)

33.6(444)

33.5(85)

33.5(529)

Midlands

14.8(184)

15.4(22)

11.4(21)

14.5(227)

14.0(185)

16.5(42)

14.4(227)

North

41.2(511)

35.7(51)

51.4(95)

41.9(657)

42.2(558)

42.5(108)

42.2(666)

Scotland

9.8(122)

14.0(20)

8.6(16)

10.1(158)

10.3(136)

7.5(19)

9.8(155)

Manual social class, %(n)

46.4(516)

33.9(42)

55.1(87)

46.3(645)

0.002

45.5(537)

52.0(116)

46.5(653)

0.074

Fearful of falling, %(n)

9.5(117)

26.1(37)

52.5(96)

16.1(250)

<0.001

-

-

-

One fall in past 12 months, %(n)

-

-

-

-

8.0(105)

14.8(37)

9.1(142)

<0.001

≥2 Falls in past 12 months, %(n)

-

-

-

-

6.7(87)

38.4(96)

11.8(183)

Mobility limitations, %(n)

9.1(112)

17.5(25)

44.3(82)

14.0(219)

<0.001

7.1(92)

51.0(127)

14.1(219)

<0.001

N days leave the house/past week, mean (SD)

6.3(1.5)

6.2(1.7)

5.0(2.3)

6.1(1.7)

<0.001

6.3(1.4)

4.8(2.4)

6.1(1.7)

<0.001

Depressed (>=2, Geriatric Depression Score), % (n)

19.9(245)

24.5(35)

43.7(80)

23.1(360)

<0.001

17.7(233)

50.6(127)

23.0(360)

<0.001

Exercise self-efficacy, (z-score), mean (SD)

0.1(0.9)

-0.8(1.0)

-0.6(1.0)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

0.2(0.9)

-0.9(0.9)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

Exercise outcome expectations, (z-score), mean (SD)

0.6(0.9)

0.0(1.0)

-0.4(1.1)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

0.1(0.9)

-0.5(1.1)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

Quality of life (EQ-5D), z-score, mean (SD)

0.2(0.8)

-0.3(1.1)

-0.4(1.1)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

0.2(0.7)

-1.0(1.2)

0.0(1.0)

<0.001

Steps/day, mean (95% CI)¹

4968(4826, 5110)

4711(4289, 5134)

3417(3101, 3733)

4767(4642, 4892)

5147(5008,5285)

2702(2491,2912)

4764(4642,4885)

Sedentary (minutes/day), mean (95% CI)¹

621(616,625)

634(623, 546)

643(631,654)

624(621,628)

618(614,622)

664(655,673)

625(621,629)

Light PA (minutes/day), mean (95% CI)¹

199(195,201)

187(177,196)

174(165,184)

195(192,198)

201(198,204)

158(151,166)

195(192,198)

MVPA (minutes/day), mean (95% CI)¹

40(39,42)

37(32,41)

24(21,27)

38(37,40)

42(40,44)

17(15,19)

38(37,40)