Table 5 Study group characteristics by cluster
From: Association between chronic diseases and falls among a sample of older people in Finland
Cluster | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Label | Low chronic disease | Elevated blood pressure | Coronary artery disease | Asthma | Hypothyroidism | Osteoporosis | Blood circulation problems in legs | Multiple chronic disease | |
Age | |||||||||
65–74 | 81.9% | 60.8% | 45.0% | 78.1% | 67.8% | 59.7% | 60.6% | 21.9% | 62.4% |
75–84 | 15.2% | 33.9% | 44.0% | 17.2% | 27.1% | 30.7% | 33.3% | 53.1% | 30.4% |
≥ 85 | 2.9% | 5.3% | 11.0% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 9.7% | 6.1% | 25.0% | 7.2% |
BMI | |||||||||
< 20 | 2.9% | 0.9% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.4% |
20–24,9 | 38.0% | 30.1% | 29.6% | 44.4% | 26.3% | 38.2% | 38.1% | 28.1% | 34.3% |
25–29,9 | 50.4% | 48.4% | 50.0% | 31.7% | 54.4% | 35.3% | 39.7% | 31.3% | 44.1% |
> 30 | 8.8% | 20.5% | 17.3% | 22.2% | 17.5% | 22.0% | 20.6% | 40.6% | 19.2% |
Daily activity | |||||||||
< 1 h | 13.1% | 15.7% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 17.2% | 18.6% | 6.3% | 32.3% | 16.8% |
1–2 h | 25.5% | 38.6% | 29.9% | 31.7% | 43.1% | 33.1% | 35.9% | 32.3% | 33.7% |
> 2 h | 61.3% | 45.7% | 49.5% | 47.6% | 39.7% | 48.3% | 57.8% | 35.5% | 49.5% |
Urinary incontinence | 0.7% | 8.4% | 25.0% | 15.6% | 33.9% | 61.9% | 10.6% | 75.0% | 24.9% |
Dizziness | 0.0% | 15.0% | 26.0% | 17.2% | 8.5% | 62.5% | 30.3% | 71.9% | 26.6% |
SOF-index | |||||||||
Robust | 84.2% | 65.4% | 60.4% | 75.0% | 72.7% | 62.2% | 72.7% | 33.3% | 67.9% |
Intermediate | 13.5% | 25.1% | 30.8% | 21.9% | 20.0% | 28.7% | 21.2% | 30.0% | 23.8% |
Frail | 2.3% | 9.5% | 8.8% | 3.1% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 36.7% | 8.2% |
MNA Index | |||||||||
Malnutrition | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% |
Risk of maln. | 7.0% | 12.5% | 6.1% | 19.0% | 9.4% | 23.0% | 14.3% | 42.1% | 14.3% |
Normal nutr. | 92.1% | 85.9% | 93.9% | 78.6% | 90.6% | 76.0% | 83.3% | 57.9% | 84.6% |