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Table 6 Clinical and demographic conditions by cluster

From: Chronic disease and falls in community-dwelling Canadians over 65 years old: a population-based study exploring associations with number and pattern of chronic conditions

Cluster Number

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Rao-Scott X2(weighted & boot-strapped)

P value

Label

Low chronic disease

Hypertension and arthritis

Visual impairment

Hypertension

COPD

Diabetes

Heart disease and hypertension

Age (years)

       

148.3

< 0.0001

 65-74

62.6

46.9

49.3

56.4

52.3

58.5

46.0

  

 75-84

27.5

37.7

37.9

33.9

35.7

33.4

39.4

  

 85+

9.9

15.4

12.8

9.7

12.0

8.1

14.3

  

Sex

       

486.4

< 0.0001

 Male

53.4

13.6

41.9

42.6

46.7

54.6

58.3

  

 Female

46.6

86.4

58.1

57.4

53.3

45.4

41.7

  

Married

       

98.9

< 0.0001

 Yes

67.8

51.0

61.1

66.5

63.2

65.0

60.8

  

 No

32.2

49.0

38.9

33.5

36.8

35.0

39.2

  

Living arrangement

       

63.3

< 0.0001

 Alone

27.0

37.2

32.2

26.9

30.8

25.9

30.0

  

 With others

68.2

55.5

62.1

67.1

64.4

65.9

64.0

  

 Other

4.8

7.2

5.7

6.0

4.8

8.2

6.0

  

Geographic setting

       

15.8

0.015

 Urban

78.7

82.2

80.4

77.9

76.0

77.9

74.6

  

 Rural

21.3

17.8

19.6

22.1

24.0

22.1

25.4

  

Current mobility status

       

210.6

< 0.0001

 Walks independently

92.5

81.2

89.9

89.1

78.4

83.2

85.1

  

 Walks with aid or support

7.1

18.1

9.6

10.3

19.6

15.1

14.5

  

 Cannot walk

0.4

0.7

0.5

0.6

2.0

1.7

0.4

  

Current ADL impairment status

       

153.2

< 0.0001

 None

84.0

67.9

77.8

79.1

68.0

74.8

74.1

  

 Mild/Moderate

14.3

29.4

20.0

18.5

26.6

21.9

23.8

  

 Severe/Total

1.7

3.7

2.2

2.4

5.4

3.2

2.1

  

Current number of medications

       

408.8

< 0.0001

 <4

94.4

80.5

85.7

88.0

69.3

80.1

70.1

  

 > = 4

5.6

19.5

14.3

12.0

30.7

19.9

29.9

  

Fear of falling

       

191.1

< 0.0001

 Yes

24.8

48.3

37.6

31.4

39.6

36.6

33.9

  

 No

75.2

51.7

62.4

68.6

60.4

63.4

66.1

  

Psychotropic medications

       

75.9

< 0.0001

 Yes

14.2

25.4

23.8

17.6

28.0

19.6

22.3

  

 No

85.8

74.6

76.2

82.4

72.0

82.4

77.7

  

Vitamin D supplementation

       

7.8

0.0052

 Yes

35.5

63.5

40.4

39.0

38.1

31.6

30.0

  

 No

64.5

36.5

59.6

61.0

61.9

68.4

70.0

  
  1. ADL = Activities of daily living.