|  | Fear of falling | P-value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total (N = 2189) | Low (N = 1096) | Moderate (N = 648) | High (N = 445) | ||
Age (SD) | 79.7 (5.6) | 78.8 (5.5) | 80.0 (5.6) | 81.3 (5.6) |  < 0.001 |
Gender | |||||
 Female (%) | 1326 (60.6) | 550 (50.2) | 443 (68.4) | 333 (74.8) |  < 0.001 |
 Male (%) | 863 (39.4) | 546 (49.8) | 205 (31.6) | 112 (25.2) |  |
Country |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 United Kingdom (%) | 536 (24.5) | 333 (30.4) | 134 (20.7) | 69 (15.5) |  |
 Greece (%) | 334 (15.3) | 138 (12.6) | 115 (17.7) | 81 (18.2) |  |
 Croatia (%) | 485 (22.2) | 109 (9.9) | 166 (25.6) | 210 (47.2) |  |
 The Netherlands (%) | 339 (15.5) | 217 (19.8) | 85 (13.1) | 37 (8.3) |  |
 Spain (%) | 495 (22.6) | 299 (27.3) | 148 (22.8) | 48 (10.8) |  |
Level of education a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Primary or less (%) | 593 (27.4) | 269 (24.9) | 206 (32.1) | 118 (26.8) |  |
 Secondary or equivalent (%) | 1357 (62.7) | 675 (62.4) | 381 (59.4) | 301 (68.4) |  |
 Tertiary or higher (%) | 213 (9.8) | 138 (12.8) | 54 (8.4) | 21 (4.8) |  |
Living situation a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Living with others (%) | 1358 (62.2) | 726 (66.2) | 397 (61.6) | 235 (53.0) |  |
 Living alone (%) | 825 (37.8) | 370 (33.8) | 247 (38.4) | 208 (47.0) |  |
Alcohol risk a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 No (%) | 1538 (73.8) | 715 (68.0) | 460 (75.4) | 363 (85.8) |  |
 Yes (%) | 546 (26.2) | 336 (32.0) | 150 (24.6) | 60 (14.2) |  |
Physical activity a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
  =  < once a week (%) | 617 (28.4) | 162 (14.8) | 185 (28.8) | 270 (61.4) |  |
  > once a week (%) | 1558 (71.6) | 931 (85.2) | 457 (71.2) | 170 (38.6) |  |
Smoking a | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.184 |
 Yes (%) | 158 (7.2) | 78 (7.1) | 55 (8.5) | 25 (5.6) |  |
 No (%) | 2026 (92.8) | 1017 (97.8) | 589 (91.5) | 420 (94.4) |  |
Multi-morbidity a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes (%) | 1988 (90.9) | 954 (87.0) | 605 (93.5) | 429 (96.4) |  |
 No (%) | 200 (9.1) | 142 (13.0) | 42 (6.5) | 16 (3.6) |  |
Fall in last 12 months a |  |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Yes (%) | 667 (30.7%) | 241 (22.0) | 202 (31.4) | 224 (51.3) |  |
 No (%) | 1506 (69.3%) | 852 (78.0) | 441 (68.6) | 213 (48.7) |  |
HRQoL a | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 PCS (SF-12; range 0–100) (SD) | 41.8 (12.1) | 47.6 (9.7) | 40.0 (10.6)b | 30.1 (9.6)b |  < 0.001 |
 MCS (SF-12; range 0–100) (SD) | 50.2 (10.7) | 53.4 (9.0) | 50.2 (10.2)b | 42.4 (11.5)b |  < 0.001 |