Table 2 Prevalence of diagnosed diseases among fallers and non-fallers
From: Association between chronic diseases and falls among a sample of older people in Finland
All n = 872 | Non-fallers n = 756 | One-time fallers n = 71 | Recurrent fallers n = 45 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of diseases* | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2 (1.0–3.0) | 3 (1–3.3) | 4 (2.0–5.0) | < 0.001* |
At least one of the stated diseases | 712 (83.6%) | 611 (80.8%) | 61 (85.9%) | 40 (88.8%) | 0.681 |
Diabetes | 218 (25.6%) | 180 (23.8%) | 21 (23.9%) | 17 (37.8%) | 0.058 |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 37 (4.3%) | 27 (3.6%) | 5 (7.0%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.022 |
Coronary heart disease | 161 (18.9%) | 131 (17.3%) | 17 (23.9%) | 13 (28.9%) | 0.062 |
Elevated blood pressure | 417 (49.2%) | 362 (47.9%) | 32 (45.1%) | 23 (51.1%) | 0.72 |
Blood circulation problems in the brain | 57 (6.7%) | 43 (5.7%) | 4 (5.6%) | 10 (22.2%) | < 0.001 |
Blood circulation problems in the legs | 138 (16.2%) | 109 (14.4%) | 14 (19.7%) | 15 (33.3%) | 0.002 |
hypothyroidism | 109 (12.8%) | 93 (12.3%) | 10 (14.1%) | 6 (13.3%) | 0.898 |
Cancer | 71 (8.4%) | 58 (7.7%) | 8 (11.3%) | 5 (11.1%) | 0.432 |
Asthma | 102 (12.0%) | 86 (11.4%) | 8 (11.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | 0.388 |
COPD | 32 (3.8%) | 28 (3.7%) | 3 (4.2%) | 1 (2.2%) | 0.861 |
Cardiac failure | 81 (9.5%) | 62 (8.2%) | 8 (11.3%) | 11 (24.4%) | 0.001 |
Osteoporosis | 62 (7.3%) | 46 (6.1%) | 8 (11.3%) | 8 (17.8%) | 0.004 |
Parkinson’s disease | 11 (1.3%) | 5 (0.7%) | 2 (2.8%) | 4 (8.9%) | < 0.001 |
Moderate or severe cognitive impairment | 23 (2.7%) | 14 (1.9%) | 3 (4.2%) | 6 (13.3%) | < 0.001 |
Mild cognitive impairment | 106 (12.5%) | 78 (10.3%) | 16 (22.5%) | 12 (26.7%) | < 0.001 |
Depression | 41 (4.8%) | 24 (3.2%) | 7 (9.9%) | 10 (26.7%) | < 0.001 |
Other disease | 108 (12.7%) | 90 (11.9%) | 9 (12.7%) | 9 (20.0%) | 0.245 |
Liver disease | 5 (0.6%) | 5 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0.681 |
Kidney disease | 15 (1.8%) | 11 (1.5%) | 1 (1.4%) | 3 (7%) | 0.028 |
Eating disorder | 4 (0.5%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.3%) | 0.168 |
Other mental disorder | 7 (0.8%) | 6 (0.8%) | 1 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.714 |
Urinary incontinence | 215 (25.2%) | 166 (22.0%) | 25 (35.2%) | 24 (55.8%) | < 0.001 |
Dizziness | 226 (26.7%) | 176 (24.0%) | 25 (35.2%) | 25 (56.8%) | < 0.001 |