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Table 3 Demographics of participants (n = 222)

From: Reliability and validity of the fall risk self-assessment scale for community-dwelling older people in China: a pilot study

Project

Category

Frequency (N)

Percentage (%)

Sex

Male

82

36.94

Female

140

63.06

Age (years)

65 ~ 74

130

58.56

75 ~ 84

62

27.93

≥85

30

13.51

BMI (kg/m2)

<18.5

8

3.60

18.5 ~ 23.9

97

43.69

24.0 ~ 27.9

83

37.39

≥28

34

15.32

Marital status

Unmarried

2

0.90

Married

180

81.08

Divorced

2

0.90

Widowed

38

17.12

Educational level

Primary school or below

23

10.36

Secondary school

58

26.13

High school

55

24.77

Junior college

41

18.47

Undergraduate

41

18.47

Master or above

4

1.80

Living condition

Alone

28

12.61

With family members

194

87.39

Residential type

Bungalow

8

3.60

Walk-up building

119

53.60

Building with elevator

95

42.79

Fear of falling

Yes

159

71.62

No

63

28.38

History of falls in the past 12 months

Yes

73

32.88

No

149

67.12