Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects included in the cross-sectional study
From: Association of motor index scores with fall incidence among community-dwelling older people
Variables | N% or median (IQR) (N = 6267) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 64.0 (57.0,72.0) |
Sex (male%) | 2821 (45.0) |
BMI (kg/m2)a | 28.1 (25.3, 31.3) |
Education level, n (%) | |
 Lower | 1733 (27.7) |
 Secondary | 3640 (58.1) |
 High | 894 (14.3) |
Levels of physical activity, n (%) | |
 Low | 1989 (31.7) |
 Moderate | 2213 (35.3) |
 High | 2065 (33.0) |
Smoking, n (%) | |
 Never | 4591 (73.3) |
 Past | 1383 (22.1) |
 Current | 293 (4.7) |
 History of fainting, n (%) | 1173 (18.7) |
Fall since last interview, n (%) | |
 No | 4888 (78.0) |
 Single fall | 837 (13.4) |
 Multiple falls | 532 (8.5) |
 Do not know or skipped due to routing patterns | 10 (0.2) |
 Unexplained falls, n (%) | 300 (4.8) |
 Afraid of falling, n (%) | 1544 (24.6) |
Unsteadinessb, n (%) | |
 Very steady | 4847 (77.3) |
 Slightly steady | 714 (11.4) |
 Slightly unsteady | 574 (9.2) |
 Very unsteady | 132 (2.1) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
 Cognitive impairment | 379 (6.0) |
 CVD | 2531 (40.4) |
 DM or high blood sugar | 457 (7.3) |
 Stroke | 97 (1.5) |
 Mini stroke or TIA | 134 (2.1) |
 Eye disease | 782 (12.5) |
 Arthritis | 436 (7%) |
 History of hip fracture | 180 (2.9%) |
 FINEA | 0 (0,0) |
 GROSSA | 0 (0.0) |