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Table 3 Fall and non-fall-participant characteristics (percentages or means (±SD))

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

Variable

Fall participants (n = 143)

Non fall participants (n = 824)

p-value (t-test/Chi-square test)

 

All

Male (n = 52)

Female (n = 91)

All

Male (n = 438)

Female (n = 386)

All

Male

Female

Mean Age, y

78.3 (7.3)

78.0 (7.5)

78.4 (7.2)

75.6 (6.3)

75.7 (6.2)

75.5 (6.3)

<.0001

0.0368

0.0004

Mean hemoglobin, g/dL

13.2 (1.2)

13.7 (1.4)

12.9 (0.9)

13.6 (1.3)

14.0 (1.3)

13.1 (1.1)

0.0005

0.1592

0.0880

Anemia,% [12]

21.7

28.9

17.6

17.0

18.5

15.3

0.1750

0.0753

0.5881

Mean hematocrit, %

38.8 (3.4)

40.4 (3.9)

37.9 (2.7)

39.8 (3.7)

41.1 (3.7)

38.4 (3.1)

0.0014

0.2190

0.1529

Multimorbidity, %

12.6

11.5

13.2

7.8

8.7

6.7

0.0561

0.4948

0.0409

Disability, %

41.3

34.6

45.1

21.7

16.7

27.5

<.0001

0.0017

0.0011

Frailty, %

52.5

46.2

56.0

39.6

41.3

37.6

0.0039

0.5045

0.0013

Hypertension %

72.7

82.7

67.0

75.5

74.0

77.2

0.4815

0.1704

0.0431

History of diabetes %

16.1

19.3

14.3

17.5

17.6

17.4

0.6844

0.7684

0.4805

Use of diuretics %

49.7

53.9

47.3

43.6

45.2

41.7

0.1767

0.2373

0.3363

Use of anticoagulants %

11.9

11.5

12.1

7.4

7.8

7.0

0.0690

0.3471

0.1065

Use of anti-hypertensives %

72.0

76.9

69.2

68.1

67.6

68.7

0.3478

0.1700

0.9148

Use of ≥5 prescribed drugs %

37.8

36.5

38.5

30.5

31.3

29.5

0.0828

0.4414

0.0983

Nutrition score

36.6 (6.0)

38.3 (6.2)

35.7 (5.7)

38.6 (5.1)

39.1 (4.9)

38.0 (5.3)

<.0001

0.2502

0.0006

Increased alcohol intake % *

22.4

25.0

20.9

28.3

30.8

25.4

0.1443

0.3873

0.3684

PASE †

112.8 (53.5)

114.5 (57.4)

111.8 (51.5)

120.5 (55.5)

125.9 (60.7)

114.4 (48.3)

0.1150

0.1846

0.6584

BMI kg/m 2

27.7 (3.9)

27.6 (4.1)

27.7 (3.9)

28.6 (4.3)

28.6 (3.8)

28.6 (4.7)

0.0129

0.1021

0.1027

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