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Table 2 Study sample characteristics by sex (n (percentages) or means (±SD)

From: Association between anemia and falls in community-dwelling older people: cross-sectional results from the KORA-Age study

Variable

Males (n = 490)

Females (n = 477)

All (n = 967)

P value

Mean age, y

75.9 (6.4)

76.0 (6.6)

76.0 (6.5)

0.7831*

Falls, n (%)

52 (10.6%)

91 (19.1%)

143 (14.0%)

0.0002†

Anemia-WHO [12] n (%)

96 (19.6%)

75 (15.7%)

171 (17.7%)

0.1149†

Mean hemoglobin, g/dL

14.0 (1.3)

13.0 (1.0)

-

<.0001*

Mean hematocrit, %

41.0 (3.8)

38.3 (3.0)

-

<.0001*

Multimorbidity, n (%)

44 (9.0%)

38 (8.0%)

82 (8.5%)

0.5718†

Disability, n (%)

91 (18.6%)

147 (30.8%)

238 (24.6%)

<.0001†

Frailty, n (%)

205 (41.8%)

196 (41.1%)

401 (41.5%)

0.8137†

Hypertension, n (%)

367 (74.9%)

359 (75.3%)

726 (75.1%)

0.8959†

Diabetes, n (%)

87 (17.8%)

80 (16.8%)

167 (17.3%)

0.6858†

Use of diuretics, n (%)

226 (46.1%)

204 (42.8%)

430 (44.5%)

0.2939†

Use of anticoagulants, n (%)

40 (8.2%)

38 (8.0%)

78 (8.1%)

0.9105†

Use of antihypertensives, n (%)

336 (68.6%)

328 (68.8%)

664 (68.7%)

0.9488†

Use of ≥5 prescribed drugs, n (%)

156 (31.8%)

149 (31.2%)

305 (31.5%)

0.8409†

Mean nutrition score

39.0 (5.1)

37.5 (5.4)

38.3 (5.3)

<.0001*

Elevated alcohol intake, n (%)**

148 (30.2%)

117 (24.5%)

265 (27.4%)

0.0479†

Mean PASE††

124.7 (60.4)

113.9 (48.9)

119.4 (55.2)

0.0025*

Mean BMI kg/m2

28.4 (3.9)

28.4 (4.6)

28.4 (4.2)

0.9249*

  1. * t-test.
  2. †Chi-square test.
  3. **alcohol intake >24 g/day in men and >12 g/day in women.
  4. ††Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly. Scores range from 0 to 361 [31].