Table 3 Baseline characteristics for study cohort, by fall status
Variablea | Entire cohort | Fallersb | Non-fallersb | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 248 | n = 57 | n = 191 | ||
Age | 72.9 ± 6.1 | 72.9 ± 6.3 | 72.9 ± 6.1 | 0.94 |
Female | 158 (63.7 %) | 38 (66.7 %) | 120 (62.8 %) | 0.60 |
Body mass index | 26.4 ± 4.9 | 26.8 ± 3.5 | 26.3 ± 5.3 | 0.14 |
White ethnicity | 223 (90.7 %) | 55 (96.5 %) | 168 (88.9 %) | 0.08 |
Education | ||||
College/University | 124 (50.4 %) | 30 (52.6 %) | 94 (49.7 %) | 0.70 |
Primary/Secondary | 122 (49.6 %) | 27 (47.4 %) | 95 (50.3 %) | |
Income | ||||
up to £20000 | 135 (61.4 %) | 27 (51.9 %) | 108 (64.3 %) | 0.11 |
£20001+ | 85 (38.6 %) | 25 (48.1 %) | 60 (35.7 %) | |
Site | ||||
London | 99 (39.9 %) | 21 (36.8 %) | 78 (40.8 %) | 0.59 |
Nottingham | 149 (60.1 %) | 36 (63.2 %) | 113 (59.2 %) | |
Number of falls in the previous year | 0.30 ± 0.56 | 0.40 + 0.73 | 0.27 + 0.50 | 0.19 |
0 | 187 (75.4 %) | 42 (73.7 %) | 145 (75.9 %) | 0.002 |
1 | 48 (19.4 %) | 7 (12.3 %) | 41 (21.5 %) | |
2 | 13 (5.2 %) | 8 (14.0 %) | 5 (2.6 %) | |
Frailty (Frailty Index > =0.25) | 46(18.5 %) | 19 (33.3 %) | 27 (14.1 %) | 0.001 |
Frailty Index | 0.16 ± 0.11 | 0.21 ± 0.15 | 0.14 ± 0.10 | 0.006 |