Table 1
Characteristics of non-fallers and any incident fallers
| Characteristics | Non-fallers (N=1719) | Any incident fallers (N=253) | P value |
| Age | 67.21 (5.38) | 68.43 (5.73) | <0.001 |
| Female gender | 761 (44.27) | 133 (52.57) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Malay | 478 (88.03) | 65 (11.97) | <0.046 |
| Indian | 482 (84.27) | 90 (15.73) | |
| Chinese | 759 (88.56) | 98 (11.44) | |
| BMI | 24.83 (4.14) | 25.58 (4.76) | 0.008 |
| Diabetes | 561 (32.64) | 108 (42.69) | 0.002 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 962 (55.96) | 160 (63.24) | 0.029 |
| Hypertension | 1385 (80.57) | 188 (74.31) | 0.021 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 311 (18.09) | 39 (15.42) | 0.298 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 213 (12.39) | 35 (13.83) | 0.518 |
| Alcohol consumption | 151 (8.78) | 19 (7.51) | 0.500 |
| Current smoker | 205 (11.93) | 32 (12.65) | 0.741 |
| Living alone | 88 (5.12) | 15 (5.93) | 0.589 |
| Low socioeconomic status | 1165 (67.77) | 189 (4.70) | 0.026 |
| EQ-5D mobility score | 2.86 (0.34) | 2.78 (0.41) | 0.001 |
| Cognitive impairment | 160 (9.46) | 29 (11.79) | 0.249 |
| Medications | 1054 (61.35) | 163 (64.43) | 0.347 |
Data presented as number (%) for continuous variables and mean (SD) for categorical variables.
P values were obtained with t-test for continuous variables and Pearson
test for categorical variables. Bolded values indicate significant difference.BMI, body mass index; EQ-5D, European Quality of Life-5 Dimensions; N, number of participants.
