Table 1 Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics and multimorbidity patterns of community-dwelling older adults according to fear of falling (n = 308)
From: Are multimorbidity patterns associated with fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults?
Variables | Total N (%) | Fear of falling | |
|---|---|---|---|
Low fear of falling N (%) | High fear of falling N (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Female | 178 (57.8) | 73 (45.9) | 102 (72.9) |
Male | 130 (42.2) | 86 (54.1) | 38 (27.1) |
Age group (years) | |||
60–69 | 168 (54.7) | 93 (58.9) | 71 (50.7) |
70–79 | 109 (35.5) | 57 (36.1) | 49 (35.0) |
≥ 80 | 30 (9.8) | 8 (5.1) | 20 (6.7) |
Cognitive impairment | |||
No | 212 (80.0) | 116 (80.0) | 90 (80.4) |
Yes | 53 (20.0) | 29 (20.0) | 22 (19.6) |
Sedentary behavior | |||
Low (< 248.57 min) | 180 (58.4) | 105 (66.0) | 70 (50.0) |
High (≥ 248.57 min) | 128 (41.6) | 54 (34.0) | 70 (50.0) |
Cardiopulmonary pattern | |||
Without pattern | 288 (93.5) | 154 (96.9) | 126 (90.0) |
With pattern | 20 (6.5) | 5 (3.1) | 14 (10.0) |
Musculoskeletal pattern | |||
Without pattern | 200 (64.9) | 121 (76.1) | 72 (51.4) |
With pattern | 108 (35.1) | 38 (23.9) | 68 (48.6) |
Vascular-metabolic pattern | |||
Without pattern | 215 (70.0) | 124 (78.0) | 84 (60.4) |
With pattern | 92 (30.0) | 35 (22.0) | 55 (39.6) |
Pattern association | |||
Without pattern | 137 (44.6) | 93 (58.5) | 41 (29.5) |
1 pattern | 126 (41.0) | 54 (34.0) | 66 (47.5) |
2 or 3 patterns | 44 (14.3) | 12 (7.5) | 32 (23.0) |