Association between walking 5000 step/day and fall incidence over six months in urban community-dwelling older people

Table 2 Fall incidence and hazard ratio (HR) according to the fall-risk factors over the 6-month in older people (n = 255)

Fall risk factors	Total (n = 255)	Fallers (n = 33)	Person-day (days)	Incidence density (per 1000 person day)	HR_unadj	95%CI	p-value
Age group (years)
80–89 years	21	6	3013	1.99	3.54	1.37–9.11	*0.001^
70–79 years	74	12	12,006	0.99	1.78	0.83–3.79	0.14
60–69 years	160	15	26,637	0.56	1.00
Gender
Female	183	24	29,990	0.80	1.04	0.48–2.23	0.92
Male	72	9	11,666	0.77	1.00
BMI (kg/m²)
Obese (BMI ≥ 25)	98	15	15,948	0.94	1.66	0.67–4.10	0.27
Overweight (23.0 ≤ BMI < 25.0)	65	8	10,811	0.74	1.47	0.55–3.96	0.44
Normal (18.5 ≤ BMI < 23.0)	76	8	12,359	0.65	1.00
Lean (BMI < 18.5)	16	2	2538	0.79	1.39	0.30–6.70	0.68
FROP-Com
Polypharmacy/psychotics drug
Yes	34	12	4944	2.43	4.32	2.12–8.79	*0.001^
No	221	21	36,712	0.57	1.00
Medical conditions
≥ 3 conditions		11	4955	2.21	3.75	1.82–7.74	*0.001^
0–2 condition		22	36,701	0.60	1.00
Urinary incontinence
Yes	74	17	11,361	1.49	2.87	1.45–5.68	*0.003^
No	181	16	30,295	0.53	1.00
Living alone
Yes	29	2	4801	0.41	0.48	0.13–1.99	0.39
With family	226	31	36,855	0.84
Income per month (baht)^a
≤ 2600 baht	134	18	21,565	0.83	1.11	0.56–2.21	0.76
> 2600 baht	121	15	20,091	0.75	1.00

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