Table 2 Differences in fall frequency according to physical and mental states (N = 10,043)
Variables | Category | Young-old (n = 5,838) | Old-old (n = 4,205) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No fall (n = 5,060) | Single fall (n = 516) | Recurrent fall (n = 263) | Χ2, F(P) Scheffe | No fall (n = 3,406) | Single fall (n = 516) | Recurrent fall (n = 283) | Χ2, F(P) Scheffe | ||
Limitations in ADLa | No | 4,938 (87.3) | 482 (8.5) | 234 (4.1) | 82.08 (< .001) | 3,063 (82.8) | 428 (11.6) | 207 (5.6) | 81.62 (< .001) |
Yes | 122 (65.9) | 34 (18.4) | 29 (15.7) | 342 (67.7) | 88 (17.4) | 75 (14.9) | |||
Limitations in IADLb | No | 4,526 (88.0) | 424 (8.2) | 193 (3.8) | 82.78 (< .001) | 2,235 (85.3) | 255 (9.7) | 129 (4.9) | 86.10 (< .001) |
Yes | 533 (76.6) | 92 (13.2) | 71 (10.2) | 1,171 (73.8) | 261 (16.5) | 154 (9.7) | |||
Visual aid | No | 1,959 (88.4) | 183 (8.3) | 75 (3.4) | 12.55 (.002) | 1,337 (83.5) | 180 (11.2) | 84 (5.2) | 12.69 (.002) |
Yes | 3,101 (85.6) | 333 (9.2) | 188 (5.2) | 2,069 (79.5) | 336 (12.9) | 199 (7.6) | |||
BMIc | 23.91 ± 2.93a | 24.29 ± 3.18b | 24.20 ± 3.37c | 4.80 (.008) a < b | 23.06 ± 3.06 | 23.18 ± 3.27 | 22.95 ± 3.09 | 0.53 (.590) | |
Depression | No | 4,939 (87.0) | 492 (8.7) | 244 (4.3) | 28.43 (< .001) | 3,309 (81.4) | 495 (12.2) | 263 (6.5) | 14.08 (.001) |
Yes | 121 (73.8) | 24 (14.6) | 19 (11.6) | 96 (70.6) | 21 (15.4) | 19 (14.0) | |||
Suicidal ideations | No | 4,755 (87.6) | 452 (8.3) | 222 (4.1) | 60.12 (< .001) | 3,236 (82.1) | 462 (11.7) | 245 (6.2) | 47.86 (< .001) |
Yes | 305 (74.4) | 64 (15.6) | 41 (10.0) | 170 (65.1) | 54 (20.7) | 37 (14.2) | |||