Variable* | Entire cohort | Fallers | Non-fallers | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
N = 259 | n = 59 | n = 200 | ||
Timed Up and Go test | 10.4 ± 3.5 | 11.4 ± 4.2 | 10.1 ± 3.2 | 0.03 |
Age | 72.6 ± 5.9 | 73.0 ± 6.2 | 72.6 ± 5.8 | 0.64 |
Age group | ||||
65-69 | 94 (36.3%) | 20 (33.9%) | 74 (37.0%) | 0.91 |
70-74 | 82 (31.7%) | 20 (33.3%) | 63 (31.5%) | |
75-79 | 41 (15.8%) | 11 (18.3%) | 30 (15.0%) | |
80+ | 42 (16.2%) | 9 (15.3%) | 33 (16.5%) | |
Female | 164 (63.3%) | 40 (67.8%) | 124 (62.0%) | 0.42 |
Body mass index | 26.7 ± 5.1 | 26.8 ± 3.6 | 26.7 ± 5.4 | 0.77 |
White ethnicity | 233 (90.7%) | 56 (94.9%) | 177 (89.4%) | 0.20 |
Living alone | 80 (30.9%) | 24 (40.7%) | 56 (28.0%) | 0.06 |
Education | ||||
College/University | 127 (49.2%) | 29 (49.2%) | 98 (49.2%) | 0.99 |
Primary/Secondary | 131 (50.8%) | 30 (50.8%) | 101 (51.8%) | |
Income | ||||
£20001+ | 88 (38.4%) | 26 (48.1%) | 62 (35.4%) | 0.09 |
up to £20000 | 141 (61.6%) | 28 (51.9%) | 113 (64.6%) | |
Site | ||||
London | 105 (40.5%) | 23 (39.0%) | 82 (41.0%) | 0.78 |
Nottingham | 154 (59.5%) | 36 (61.0%) | 118 (59.0%) | |
Number of comorbidities | 2.0 ± 1.7 | 2.6 ± 2.0 | 1.9 ± 1.5 | 0.02 |
Number of medications | 3.9 ± 3.2 | 4.7 ± 3.8 | 3.6 ± 3.0 | 0.03 |
Number of falls in the previous year | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.4 ± 0.7 | 0.3 ± 0.5 | 0.08 |
Any falls in the previous year | 62 (23.9%) | 17 (28.8%) | 45 (22.5%) | 0.32 |
Two falls in the previous year | 12 (4.6%) | 8 (13.6%) | 4 (2.0%) | <0.001 |