Table 1 Descriptive statistics and p-values computed from the bivariate analysis
Variables | Total (%) | Fall | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | Â | ||
Sleep duration a (in hours) (n = 12,629) | ||||
  ≤ 5 | 3971 (31.4) | 878 (22.1) | 3093 (77.9) | < 0.0001 |
 6–7 | 5008 (39.7) | 773 (15.4) | 4235 (84.6) | |
 8 (ref) | 2602 (20.6) | 338 (13.0) | 2264 (87.0) | |
 9–10 | 943(7.5) | 138 (14.6) | 805 (85.4) | |
  ≥ 11 | 105 (0.8) | 22 (20.9) | 83 (79.1) | |
Sleep disturbance b (n = 12,562) | ||||
 None (>  1 day) (ref) | 5983 (47.6) | 810 (13.5) | 5173 (86.5) | < 0.0001 |
 Little (1–2 days) | 2098 (16.7) | 354 (16.9) | 1744 (83.1) | |
 Occasionally (3–4 days) | 1932 (15.4) | 377 (19.5) | 1555 (80.5) | |
 Most (5–7 days) | 2549 (20.3) | 595 (23.3) | 1954 (76.7) | |
Age in years (n = 12,739 ) | ||||
 50–64 (ref) | 8331 (65.4) | 1271 (15.3) | 7060 (84.7) | < 0.0001 |
 65–74 | 3045 (23.9) | 598 (19.6) | 2447 (80.4) | |
 75+ | 1363 (10.7) | 299 (21.9) | 1064 (78.1) | |
Gender (n = 12,751) | ||||
 Female (ref) | 6533(51.2) | 1265(19.4) | 5268 (80.6) | < 0.0001 |
 Male | 6218 (48.8) | 907 (14.6) | 5311 (85.4) | |
Smoking (n = 12,745) | ||||
 Never (ref) | 7554 (59.3) | 1343 (17.8) | 6211 (82.2) | 0.0049 |
 Past | 1241 (9.7) | 218 (17.6) | 1023 (82.4) | |
 Current | 3950 (31.0) | 610 (15.4) | 3340 (84.6) | |
Drinking Behaviour (n = 12,747) | ||||
 No intake of alcohol | 4081 (32.0) | 722 (17.7) | 3359 (82.3) | 0.2380 |
 Exposed to alcohol intake | 8666 (68.0) | 1449 (16.7) | 7217 (83.3) | |
Depression b (n = 12,450) | ||||
 None (<  1 day) (ref) | 5630 (45.2) | 745 (13.2) | 4885 (86.8) | < 0.0001 |
 Little (1–2 days) | 2830 (22.7) | 449 (15.9) | 2381 (84.1) | |
 Occasionally (3–4 days) | 2361 (19.0) | 483 (20.5) | 1878 (79.5) | |
 Most (5–7 days) | 1629 (13.1) | 432 (26.5) | 1197 (73.5) | |
Anxiety b (n = 12,544) | ||||
 None (> 1 day) (ref) | 9905 (78.9) | 1569 (15.8) | 8336 (84.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Little (1–2 days) | 1299 (10.4) | 238 (18.3) | 1061 (81.7) | |
 Occasionally (3–4 days) | 786 (6.3) | 172 (21.9) | 614 (78.1) | |
 Most (5–7 days) | 554 (4.4) | 151 (27.3) | 403 (72.7) | |
Loneliness b (n = 12,497) | ||||
 None (>  1 day) (ref) | 8650 (69.2) | 1311 (15.2) | 7339 (84.8) | < 0.0001 |
 Little (1–2 days) | 1598 (12.8) | 287 (18.0) | 1311 (82.0) | |
 Occasionally (3–4 days) | 1189 (9.5) | 258 (21.7) | 931 (78.3) | |
 Most (5–7 days) | 1060 (8.5) | 264 (24.9) | 796 (75.1) | |
Marital Status (n = 12,758) | ||||
 Never (ref) | 116 (0.9) | 21 (18.1) | 95 (81.9) | 0.0101 |
 Married with spouse present | 10,367 (81.2) | 1731 (16.7) | 8636 (83.3) | |
 Married not living with spouse | 478 (3.8) | 70 (14.6) | 408 (85.4) | |
 Separated/Divorced/Widowed | 65 (0.5) | 8 (12.3) | 57 (87.7) | |
 Divorced | 102 (0.8) | 14 (13.7) | 88 (86.3) | |
 Widowed | 1630 (12.8) | 328 (20.1) | 1302 (79.9) | |
Hypertension (n = 12,701) | ||||
 No | 9228 (72.7) | 1482 (16.1) | 7746 (60.9) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 3473 (27.3) | 674 (19.4) | 2799 (80.6) | |
Arthritis (n = 12,731) | ||||
 No | 8220 (64.6) | 1172 (14.3) | 7048 (85.7) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 4511 (35.4) | 994 (22.0) | 3517 (78.0) | |
Stroke (n = 12,725) | ||||
 No | 12,397 (97.4) | 2077 (16.8) | 10,320 (83.2) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 328 (2.6) | 90 (27.4) | 238 (72.6) | |
Diabetes (n = 12,641) | ||||
 No | 11,826 (93.5) | 1960 (16.6) | 9866 (83.4) | 0.0011 |
 Yes | 815 (6.5) | 193 (23.7) | 622 (76.3) | |
Mental Impairment (n = 12,746) | ||||
 No | 12,421 (97.4) | 2063 (16.6) | 10,358 (83.4) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 325 (2.6) | 106 (32.6) | 219 (67.4) | |
Vision Impairment (n = 12,755) | ||||
 No | 11,835 (92.8) | 1927 (16.3) | 9908 (83.7) | < 0.0001 |
 Yes | 920 (7.2) | 244 (26.5) | 676 (73.5) |  |
| Â | Â | MEAN (SE) | Â | |
BMI | 12,759 | 23.3 (0.10) | 23.3 (0.04) | 0.6233 |
Nap sleep duration/mins | 12,759 | 31.1(0.90) | 32.8 (0.42) | 0.7519 |