Table 1 Differences in fall frequency according to general characteristics (N = 10,043)

Sex

Male

2,303 (91.1)

137 (5.4)

89 (3.5)

78.17 (< .001)

1,499 (86.0)

158 (9.1)

86 (4.9)

48.08 (< .001)

Female

2,757 (83.3)

378 (11.4)

174 (5.3)

1,907 (77.5)

358 (14.5)

196 (8.0)

Education level

 ≤ Elementary school

2,506 (84.6)

295 (10.0)

162 (5.5)

25.87 (< .001)

2,271 (79.4)

380 (13.3)

209 (7.3)

17.01 (.009)

Middle school

1,077 (88.6)

97 (8.0)

41 (3.4)

414 (83.8)

50 (10.1)

30 (6.1)

High school

1,075 (88.4)

91 (7.5)

50 (4.1)

444 (83.6)

58 (10.9)

29 (5.5)

 ≥ College

402 (90.1)

33 (7.4)

11 (2.5)

277 (86.8)

28 (8.8)

14 (4.4)

Having a spouse

No

1,324 (82.1)

201 (12.5)

87 (5.4)

42.40 (< .001)

1,546 (76.2)

318 (15.7)

165 (8.1)

59.49 (< .001)

Yes

3,735 (88.4)

315 (7.5)

176 (4.2)

1,859 (85.5)

198 (9.1)

118 (5.4)

NBLSS^a beneficiary

No

4,779 (87.1)

468 (8.5)

241 (4.4)

14.35 (.001)

3,160 (81.7)

468 (12.1)

240 (6.2)

23.85 (< .001)

Yes

281 (80.1)

48 (13.7)

22 (6.3)

246 (73.0)

48 (14.2)

43 (12.8)

Smoking habit

No

4,414 (86.1)

479 (9.3)

234 (4.6)

13.87 (.001)

3,148 (80.9)

478 (12.3)

263 (6.8)

0.28 (.870)

Yes

646 (90.6)

37 (5.2)

30 (4.2)

258 (81.9)

38 (12.1)

19 (6.0)

Problematic drinking

No

4,766 (86.2)

504 (9.1)

256 (4.6)

15.16 (.001)

3,277 (80.9)

500 (12.3)

275 (6.8)

1.10 (.577)

Yes

294 (93.9)

12 (3.8)

7 (2.2)

128 (84.2)

16 (10.5)

8 (5.3)

Exercise

No

1,369 (84.7)

164 (10.1)

84 (5.2)

7.70 (.021)

1,237 (77.8)

209 (13.1)

144 (9.1)

25.39 (< .001)

Yes

3,691 (87.4)

351 (8.3)

180 (4.3)

2,169 (82.9)

307 (11.7)

139 (5.3)