Table 3 Fall occurrence, repeated falls, and walking device use
Main group: Fall occurrence | ||||||||
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2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | |||||
n = 5267 | n = 4330 | n = 3579 | n = 2890 | |||||
Non-faller | Faller | Non-faller | Faller | Non-faller | Faller | Non-faller | Faller | |
4437 (84.2%) | 830 (15.8%) | 3465 (80.0%) | 865 (20.0%) | 2823 (78.9%) | 756 (21.1%) | 2293 (79.3%) | 596 (20.6%) | |
Gender (n) | ||||||||
Male | 2360 | 336 | 1794 | 375 | 1423 | 326 | 1151 | 256 |
Female | 2077 | 494 | 1671 | 490 | 1400 | 430 | 1142 | 340 |
Age (n) | ||||||||
50–54 | 1133 | 104 | 951 | 130 | 861 | 147 | 796 | 135 |
55–59 | 606 | 78 | 506 | 98 | 468 | 90 | 407 | 101 |
60–64 | 601 | 86 | 490 | 118 | 450 | 111 | 388 | 87 |
65–69 | 492 | 75 | 404 | 102 | 313 | 112 | 243 | 112 |
70–74 | 460 | 120 | 368 | 108 | 274 | 93 | 192 | 72 |
75 + | 1145 | 367 | 746 | 309 | 457 | 203 | 267 | 89 |
Repeated falls (n, %) | – | 385, 7.0% | – | 314, 7.2% | – | 337 20.6% | – | 248, 7.6% |
2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | |||||
Walking device users | n = 559 | n = 587 | n = 617 | n = 511 | ||||