Table 1 Demographic and health-related variables distribution by Y2 fall status, n (%)
Variables | Total (N = 2491-2558) | Fall (n = 560–572) | No fall (n = 1931-1977) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | Â | 0.016 |
 65–79 | 1741 (68.3) | 367 (64.2) | 1374 (69.5) |  |
 80–90+ | 808 (31.7) | 205 (35.8) | 603 (30.5) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.106 |
 Female | 1458 (57.2) | 344 (60.1) | 1114 (56.3) |  |
 Male | 1091 (42.8) | 228 (39.9) | 863 (43.7) |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â | 0.416 |
 Less than high school | 567 (22.4) | 131 (23.0) | 436 (22.2) |  |
 High school graduates | 670 (26.5) | 155 (27.2) | 515 (26.3) |  |
 Some college or vocational school | 623 (24.6) | 125 (22.0) | 498 (25.4) |  |
 Bachelor or higher | 670 (26.5) | 158 (27.8) | 512 (26.1) |  |
Race | Â | Â | Â | 0.007 |
 White, non-Hispanic | 1787 (70.1) | 432 (75.5) | 1355 (68.5) |  |
 Black, non-Hispanic | 552 (21.7) | 100 (17.5) | 452 (22.9) |  |
 Hispanic | 126 (4.9) | 28 (4.9) | 98 (4.9) |  |
 Indian/Asian/Native/Hawaii/Other | 84 (3.3) | 12 (2.1) | 72 (3.6) |  |
Living | Â | Â | Â | 0.934 |
 Alone | 825 (32.5) | 188 (33.0) | 637 (32.3) |  |
 With spouse/partner only | 1127 (44.4) | 255 (44.8) | 872 (44.2) |  |
 With others only | 338 (13.3) | 72 (12.7) | 266 (13.5) |  |
 With spouse/partner and with others | 250 (9.8) | 54 (9.5) | 196 (10.0) |  |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | 0.700 |
 Normal (< 30 kg/m2) | 1772 (71.1) | 402 (71.8) | 1370 (70.9) |  |
 Obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 719 (28.9) | 158 (28.2) | 561 (29.1) |  |
Smoking | Â | Â | Â | 0.717 |
 No | 2371 (93.0) | 534 (93.4) | 1837 (92.9) |  |
 Yes | 178 (7.0) | 38 (6.6) | 140 (7.1) |  |
Vigorous activities | Â | Â | Â | 0.155 |
 No | 1496 (58.7) | 350 (61.3) | 1146 (58.0) |  |
 Yes | 1052 (41.3) | 221 (38.7) | 831 (42.0) |  |
Number of chronic illnesses |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 0 | 266 (10.4) | 55 (9.6) | 211 (10.7) |  |
 1–3 | 1773 (69.6) | 359 (62.8) | 1414 (71.5) |  |
 4+ | 510 (20.0) | 158 (27.6) | 352 (17.8) |  |
Hospitalization | Â | Â | Â | 0.895 |
 None | 2097 (82.3) | 472 (82.5) | 1625 (82.3) |  |
 At least one hospitalization | 450 (17.7) | 100 (17.5) | 350 (17.7) |  |