Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants for whom falling was identified as a condition, comparing those who prioritized falling to those who did not

Sociodemographic variables

 Age

81.7 (±6.0)

81.9 (±6.2)

0.860

 Sex, female

29 (78.4 %)

239 (69.7 %)

0.270

 Born in The Netherlands

36 (97.3 %)

327 (96.2 %)

0.732

 Socioeconomic status

  -Low (≤1SD)

0 (0.0 %)

17 (5.0 %)

0.165

  -Intermediate

33 (89.2 %)

258 (75.4 %)

0.060

  -High (≥1SD)

4 (10.8 %)

67 (19.6 %)

0.194

 Highest level of education

  -Primary school or less

8 (21.6 %)

109 (32.2 %)

0.189

  -Secondary education

23 (62.2 %)

183 (54.0 %)

0.342

  -Tertiary education

6 (16.2 %)

47 (13.9 %)

0.696

 Living situation

  -Alone

20 (54.1 %)

160 (47.1 %)

0.419

  -With partner

14 (37.8 %)

144 (42.4 %)

0.597

  -Nursing home

3 (8.1 %)

36 (10.6 %)

0.638

 Marital status

  -Married

16 (43.2 %)

141 (41.3 %)

0.824

  -Divorced

4 (10.8 %)

14 (4.1 %)

0.069

  -Widowed

16 (43.2 %)

157 (46.0 %)

0.746

  -Unmarried

1 (2.7 %)

29 (8.5 %)

0.215

Falls

 Falls in the past year (≥1)

21 (58.3 %)

195 (57.5 %)

0.925

 Recurrent falls in the past year (≥2)

16 (45.7 %)

92 (28.1 %)

0.031

 Number of falls in the past year

1.0 [0.0; 3.0]

1.0 [0.0; 2.0]

0.160

 Severe fear-of-falling

20 (64.5 %)

131 (39.9 %)

0.008

Functioning

 Impaired hearing

21 (56.8 %)

164 (48.2 %)

0.325

 Impaired vision

18 (48.6 %)

145 (42.8 %)

0.493

 Use of walking-aid

25 (67.6 %)

172 (51.0 %)

0.056

 Household assistance

24 (64.9 %)

237 (70.1 %)

0.510

 Home care

5 (13.5 %)

60 (17.6 %)

0.527

Mental health and Quality of life

 Depression

4 (10.8 %)

34 (10.0 %)

0.876

 Anxiety-/panic disorder

3 (8.1 %)

25 (7.4 %)

0.868

 Dementia

1 (2.7 %)

6 (1.8 %)

0.688

 Subjective memory loss

9 (24.3 %)

107 (31.8 %)

0.348

 Self-reported health, less than good

19 (51.4 %)

193 (56.6 %)

0.541

 EQ-5D Utility

0.8 (±0.1)

0.7 (±0.2)

0.207

 Quality of life, less than good

11 (29.7 %)

92 (28.0 %)

0.821

 Quality of life (scale 1–10)

7.2 (±1.1)

7.2 (±1.1)

0.836

Comorbidity

 Polypharmacy (3 or more medications)

26 (70.3 %)

241 (71.1 %)

0.917

 Nr. of drugs (if polypharmacy reported)

6.1 (±3.1)

5.6 (±2.8)

0.410

 Diabetes

6 (16.2 %)

60 (17.6 %)

0.828

 CVA/TIA*

6 (16.2 %)

25 (7.4 %)

0.062

 Heart failure

4 (10.8 %)

62 (18.2 %)

0.259

 Myocardial infarction/angina

4 (10.8 %)

23 (6.8 %)

0.365

 Asthma/chronical bronchitis

6 (16.2 %)

55 (16.2 %)

0.995

 Involuntary urine loss

11 (29.7 %)

108 (31.8 %)

0.800

 Use of incontinence material

20 (54.1 %)

163 (49.5 %)

0.603

 Osteoarthritis

22 (59.5 %)

200 (59.0 %)

0.957

 Osteoporosis

11 (29.7 %)

85 (25.0 %)

0.531

 Hip-fracture

2 (5.4 %)

18 (5.3 %)

0.977

 Other fractures

3 (8.1 %)

34 (10.0 %)

0.713

 Dizziness

15 (40.5 %)

115 (33.8 %)

0.414

 Prostate problems

2 (5.4 %)

32 (9.4 %)

0.417