| Non-fallers | Fallers | p |
---|---|---|---|
 | ( n= 43) | ( n= 15) |  |
Age (yr) | 74.0 ± 1.1 | 73.0 ± 1.1 | 0.56 |
Height (cm) | 166.9 ± 1.3 | 165.6 ± 2.5 | 0.63 |
Weight (kg) | 75.1 ± 2.2 | 79.0 ± 5.0 | 0.42 |
BMI (kg.m −2) | 26.7 ± 0.5 | 28.2 ± 1.3 | 0.21 |
Fat Mass (kg) | 26.7 ± 1.1 | 31.0 ± 2.5 | 0.09 |
Fat-Free Mass (kg) | 45.8 ± 1.4 | 47.2 ± 3.4 | 0.65 |
% Fat Mass | 35.4 ± 0.9 | 38.3 ± 1.7 | 0.12 |
Co-morbidities (%) | |||
Hypertension | 22.4 | 13.8 | 0.27 |
Hyperlipidemia | 31.0 | 19.0 | 0.19 |
Diabetes | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.56 |
Coronary disease | 1.7 | 3.4 | 0.56 |
Edema (lower limbs) | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.00 |
Painful joints | 19.0 | 15.5 | 0.65 |
Osteoarthritis | 24.1 | 13.8 | 0.20 |
Osteoporosis | 10.3 | 6.9 | 0.53 |
Depression | 1.7 | 6.9 | 0.18 |
Incontinence | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.00 |
Asthma | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.32 |
Number of reported falls in previous 12Â months (%) | |||
1 | 0 | 66.7 | Â |
2 | 0 | 26.7 | Â |
3 | 0 | 6.7 | Â |