Variable | Fall participants (n = 143) | Non fall participants (n = 824) | p-value (t-test/Chi-square test) | ||||||
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 | All | Male (n = 52) | Female (n = 91) | All | Male (n = 438) | Female (n = 386) | All | Male | Female |
Mean Age, y | 78.3 (7.3) | 78.0 (7.5) | 78.4 (7.2) | 75.6 (6.3) | 75.7 (6.2) | 75.5 (6.3) | <.0001 | 0.0368 | 0.0004 |
Mean hemoglobin, g/dL | 13.2 (1.2) | 13.7 (1.4) | 12.9 (0.9) | 13.6 (1.3) | 14.0 (1.3) | 13.1 (1.1) | 0.0005 | 0.1592 | 0.0880 |
Anemia,% [12] | 21.7 | 28.9 | 17.6 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 0.1750 | 0.0753 | 0.5881 |
Mean hematocrit, % | 38.8 (3.4) | 40.4 (3.9) | 37.9 (2.7) | 39.8 (3.7) | 41.1 (3.7) | 38.4 (3.1) | 0.0014 | 0.2190 | 0.1529 |
Multimorbidity, % | 12.6 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 0.0561 | 0.4948 | 0.0409 |
Disability, % | 41.3 | 34.6 | 45.1 | 21.7 | 16.7 | 27.5 | <.0001 | 0.0017 | 0.0011 |
Frailty, % | 52.5 | 46.2 | 56.0 | 39.6 | 41.3 | 37.6 | 0.0039 | 0.5045 | 0.0013 |
Hypertension % | 72.7 | 82.7 | 67.0 | 75.5 | 74.0 | 77.2 | 0.4815 | 0.1704 | 0.0431 |
History of diabetes % | 16.1 | 19.3 | 14.3 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 0.6844 | 0.7684 | 0.4805 |
Use of diuretics % | 49.7 | 53.9 | 47.3 | 43.6 | 45.2 | 41.7 | 0.1767 | 0.2373 | 0.3363 |
Use of anticoagulants % | 11.9 | 11.5 | 12.1 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.0 | 0.0690 | 0.3471 | 0.1065 |
Use of anti-hypertensives % | 72.0 | 76.9 | 69.2 | 68.1 | 67.6 | 68.7 | 0.3478 | 0.1700 | 0.9148 |
Use of ≥5 prescribed drugs % | 37.8 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 30.5 | 31.3 | 29.5 | 0.0828 | 0.4414 | 0.0983 |
Nutrition score | 36.6 (6.0) | 38.3 (6.2) | 35.7 (5.7) | 38.6 (5.1) | 39.1 (4.9) | 38.0 (5.3) | <.0001 | 0.2502 | 0.0006 |
Increased alcohol intake % * | 22.4 | 25.0 | 20.9 | 28.3 | 30.8 | 25.4 | 0.1443 | 0.3873 | 0.3684 |
PASE †| 112.8 (53.5) | 114.5 (57.4) | 111.8 (51.5) | 120.5 (55.5) | 125.9 (60.7) | 114.4 (48.3) | 0.1150 | 0.1846 | 0.6584 |
BMI kg/m 2 | 27.7 (3.9) | 27.6 (4.1) | 27.7 (3.9) | 28.6 (4.3) | 28.6 (3.8) | 28.6 (4.7) | 0.0129 | 0.1021 | 0.1027 |