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Table 2 Falls by Residence, Sex and Age Group: R Aged 65 and over, China

From: Falls and risk factors of falls for urban and rural community-dwelling older adults in China

Variable

Urban(%)

Rural(%)

 

Sub-Total

Sex

Age Group

Sub-Total

Sex

Age Group

Male

Female

P-value

65–74

75–84

> = 85

Male

Female

P-value

65–74

75–84

> = 85

P-value

1) Number of falls in past 12 months

   

<.001

      

<.001

   

<.001

 None

85.0

87.3

82.9

 

87.5

82.4

79.2

83.0

84.9

80.6

 

85.5

81.0

75.4

 

 Once

7.5

6.6

8.5

 

7.1

8.0

8.7

6.4

5.6

7.4

 

6.2

6.6

7.3

 

 More than once

7.4

6.13|

8.7

 

5.4

9.6

12.1

10.6

9.5

12.0

 

8.3

12.4

17.3

 

2) Location of falls

Outdoor

  On the road

35.0

37.5

33.1

.10

36.9

36.4

19.5

30.8

34.9

26.9

<.001

33.0

31.4

19.9

<.05

  Park

4.2

5.3

3.3

.08

4.8

4.1

1.6

0.5

0.3

0.6

.44

0.7

0.2

0.7

<.001

  Stairs

14.9

14.1

15.6

.46

17.9

13.3

8.6

6.9

6.4

7.3

.51

6.9

7.1

6.0

<.001

  Yard/community

13.4

13.7

13.2

.78

11.7

14.5

16.4

45.9

42.1

49.6

<.01

43.3

49.2

43.7

<.001

  Shopping center

3.8

2.6

4.7

<.05

3.8

4.4

0.8

1.1

1.3

0.9

.54

1.7

0.5

0.7

<.001

Indoor

  Bathroom

13.9

14.4

13.6

.65

15.6

15.9

20.3

6.9

7.2

6.6

.67

6.1

7.4

8.0

<.001

  Bedroom

23.1

21.2

24.5

.17

15.7

26.2

44.5

21.5

21.3

21.6

.98

16.2

22.4

39.1

.32

  Kitchen

5.9

4.6

6.8

.09

5.6

5.7

7.8

9.2

8.4

9.9

.37

9.1

8.3

12.6

<.001

  Living room

13.3

13.5

13.2

.85

10.4

13.8

25.0

8.2

7.6

8.7

.49

7.6

8.1

10.6

<.001

  Public washroom

2.9

2.7

2.9

<.001

3.0

2.7

3.1

3.3

3.0

3.6

.53

3.2

2.7

6.0

.52

  Doorsill

7.6

4.4

10.0

<.001

6.0

9.0

9.4

13.4

11.8

14.9

.10

12.1

14.6

13.9

<.001

Other

7.8

11.0

5.5

.08

8.4

7.6

5.5

9.5

11.5

7.5

<.01

12.5

7.4

5.3

.13

3) Circumstance of falls

 Taking a walk

71.0

70.3

71.5

.62

72.9

68.2

74.6

79.1

78.5

79.6

.63

80.0

79.2

74.5

<.001

 Getting up and sitting down

16.0

17.0

15.3

.42

11.5

17.4

31.0

12.3

13.0

11.7

.46

9.1

13.9

19.3

<.01

 Exercising

6.0

7.3

5.0

.09

5.3

6.6

6.4

5.6

7.9

3.5

<.001

5.5

6.0

4.8

.69

 Bathing

4.1

3.3

4.8

.19

3.8

5.0

1.6

2.6

2.3

2.9

.48

1.2

3.3

5.5

<.05

 Toileting

13.4

13.3

13.5

.94

9.7

16.9

15.1

12.7

15.3

10.3

<.01

11.5

12.1

20.0

.59

 Picking up items

4.8

4.9

4.8

.88

3.8

5.5

6.4

7.0

6.6

7.4

.56

7.2

7.2

5.5

<.05

 Housekeeping

8.7

7.3

9.6

.14

9.3

9.0

4.0

10.1

7.5

12.4

<.001

11.3

9.6

6.9

.22

 Taking on + off clothes

2.9

2.9

2.9

.99

2.3

3.8

1.6

2.7

2.9

2.4

.60

2.2

2.5

4.8

.69

 Other

7.7

8.7

7.0

.11

7.2

8.3

8.0

7.1

7.2

4.8

.20

7.7

4.0

6.9

<.001

4) Consequence of most recent fall

   

<.05

      

.66

   

<.05

 No injuries

26.9

30.6

24.2

 

28.4

27.4

17.1

28.8

30.2

27.4

 

27.1

30.8

27.6

 

 Minor injuries

40.8

39.5

41.7

 

40.5

40.7

42.6

41.2

41.5

41.0

 

41.5

42.0

37.2

 

 Clinic visit

15.9

12.9

18.2

 

16.3

15.4

16.3

16.1

15.0

17.1

 

18.0

42.0

14.7

 

 Hospitalization

12.3

13.6

11.4

 

12.9

11.0

15.5

9.4

9.4

9.3

 

10.8

8.0

9.0

 

 Long-term treatment

3.0

2.3

3.5

 

1.1

4.0

7.8

4.0

3.4

4.6

 

2.0

4.2

11.5

 

 Other

1.1

1.1

1.1|

 

0.7

1.5

0.8

0.5

0.4

0.6

 

0.5

0.7

0.0

 
  1. Source: 2010 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Survey on Urban and Rural Elderly
  2. Note: (1) p-value represent significance levels when conducting Chi-square or T-tests to check gender differences among urban sample; (2) p-value represent significance levels when conducting Chi-square or T-tests to check gender differences among rural sample; (3) p-value represent significance levels when conducting Chi-square or T-tests to check gender differences between rural and urban sample. (4) Since multiple falls may have occurred to some respondents, the sum of percentages under “location of falls” / “circumstance of falls” exceeds 100%