Table 1 Clinical characteristics and history of recent falls among women ages 65–90 years old, by race/ethnicity

Characteristic

N = 4749

N = 465

N = 428

N = 696

Wtd. % (95% CI)

Wtd. % (95% CI)

Wtd. % (95% CI)

Wtd. % (95% CI)

Age, mean (95% CI)

74.6 (74.4–74.9)

73.7 (72.9–74.5)^a

73.5 (72.6–74.3)^a

73.5 (72.9–74.2)^b

 65–74

53.9% (52.2–55.6)

60.1% (54.8–65.3)^a

61.1% (55.5–66.7)^a

60.1% (55.7–64.4)^b

 75–79

18.5% (17.6–19.4)

18.1% (15.2–21.0)

19.2% (16.0–22.4)

19.5% (17.0–22.1)

 80–84

15.5% (14.1 = 16.9)

14.3% (9.8–18.7)

10.3% (6.2–14.3)

11.5% (8.0–14.9)

 85–90

12.1% (10.7–13.5)

7.6% (4.0–11.1)

9.4% (4.9–14.0)

8.9% (5.7–12.1)

 Very good/excellent

41.5% (39.8–43.2)

23.3% (18.8–27.8)^c

29.1% (24.0–34.2)^d

32.4% (28.2–36.5)^d

 Good

39.7% (38.0–41.3)

44.8% (39.4–50.2)

42.1% (36.5–47.7)

45.4% (40.8–49.9)

 Fair

16.1% (14.9–17.4)

28.9% (23.8–33.9)

25.2% (19.8–30.6)

18.9% (15.4–22.4)

 Poor

2.6% (2.1–3.2)

3.0% (1.3–5.6)

3.5% (1.1–5.6)

3.3% (1.5–5.1)

 Diabetes mellitus

12.8% (11.7–13.9)

30.1% (25.0–35.2)^c

23.1% (18.3–27.8)^c

20.7% (17.0–24.5)^c

 Stroke

4.4% (3.7–5.2)

7.4% (4.5–10.3)^d

5.7% (2.6–8.8)

2.9% (1.6–4.2)

 Arthritis

31.4% (29.8–33.0)

31.8% (26.8–36.8)

28.3% (23.1–33.6)

29.2% (25.1–33.3)

 No limitations

75.4% (73.9–76.9)

73.8% (68.9–78.7)

73.0% (67.4–78.5)

74.5% (70.3–78.6)

 Some limitation

8.3% (7.3–9.2)

6.4% (3.9–9.0)

7.7% (4.6–10.8)

10.9% (7.9–14.9)

 Needs assistive device (cane, etc.) or help from someone to get around

16.4% (1510–17.7)

19.8% (15.2–24.3)^d

19.3% (14.2–24.4)^e

14.6% (11.2–17.9)

 1 or more falls

28.5% (26.9–30.1)

23.4% (18.8–27.9)

27.8% (22.5–33.1)

20.1% (16.5–23.7)^c

 2 or more falls

12.7% (11.6–13.8)

11.6% (8.2–15.0)

15.3% (10.8–19.7)

8.2% (5.8–10.6)^d