Table 1 The descriptive characteristics of FOF among study participants in Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia (n = 481)
Variables | Categories | Frequency, n (%) | FOF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | |||
Sex | Female | 251 (52.2) | 177 (70.5) | 74 (29.5) |
Male | 230 (47.8) | 111 (48.3) | 119 (51.7) | |
Age | 60–70 | 351 (73.0) | 170 (48.4) | 181 (51.6) |
≥71 | 130 (27.0) | 118 (90.8) | 12 (9.2) | |
Marital status | Currently Married | 271 (56.3) | 141 (52.0) | 130 (48.0) |
Currently Unmarried | 210 (43.7) | 147 (70.0) | 63 (30.0) | |
Body mass index (BMI) | < 18.5 | 11 (2.3) | 8 (72.7) | 3 (27.3) |
18.5–24.9 | 398 (82.7) | 229 (57.5) | 169 (42.5) | |
≥25 | 72 (15.0) | 51 (70.8) | 21 (29.2) | |
Monthly Income | ≤ETB1752 (US$ 60.98) | 304 (63.2) | 195 (64.1) | 109 (35.9) |
≤ETB1752 (US$ 60.98) | 177 (36.8) | 93 (52.5) | 84 (47.5) | |
Education status | Lower level education | 419 (87.1) | 270 (64.4) | 149 (35.6) |
Higher level education | 62 (12.9) | 18 (29.0) | 44 (71.0) | |
Anxiety | Yes | 224 (46.6) | 190 (84.8) | 34 (15.2) |
No | 257 (53.4) | 98 (38.1) | 159 (61.9) | |
Depression | Yes | 419 (87.1) | 272 (64.9 | 147 (35.1) |
No | 62 (12.9) | 16 (25.8) | 46 (74.2) | |
Social support | Yes | 330 (68.6) | 201 (60.9) | 129 (39.1) |
No | 151 (31.4) | 87 (57.6) | 64 (42.4) | |
Physical exercise | Yes | 80 (16.6) | 24 (30.0) | 56 (70.0) |
No | 401 (83.4) | 264 (65.8) | 137 (34.2) | |
History of falling | Yes | 103 (21.4) | 90 (87.4) | 13 (12.6) |
No | 378 (78.6) | 198 (52.4) | 180 (47.6) | |
Injury with fall | No | 52 (10.8) | 43 (82.7) | 9 (17.3) |
Yes | 51 (10.6) | 47 (92.2) | 4 (7.8) | |
Activity of daily life | Functional limitation | 4 (0.8) | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No functional limitation | 477 (99.2) | 284 (59.5) | 193 (40.5) | |
Number of types of medications | 0–3 | 439 (91.3) | 250 (56.9) | 189 (43.1) |
≥4 | 42 (8.7) | 38 (90.5) | 4 (9.5) | |
Confirmed medical problems | Yes | 276 (57.4) | 209 (75.7) | 67 (24.3) |
No | 205 (42.6) | 79 (38.5) | 126 (61.5) | |
Number of medical problems | 1 | 141 (29.3) | 92 (65.2) | 49 (34.8) |
≥2 | 135 (28.1) | 117 (86.7) | 18 (13.3) | |
Hypertension | Yes | 144 (29.9) | 109 (75.7) | 35 (24.3) |
No | 337 (70.1) | 179 (53.1) | 158 (46.9) | |
HIV/AIDS | Yes | 9 (1.9) | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4 |
No | 472 (98.1) | 283 (60.0) | 189 (40.0) | |
Stroke | Yes | 30 (6.2) | 30 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 451 (93.8) | 258 (57.2) | 193 (42.8) | |
Diabetes Mellites | Yes | 94 (19.5) | 73 (77.7) | 21 (22.3) |
No | 387 (80.5) | 215 (55.6) | 172 (44.4) | |
Back Pain | Yes | 24 (5.0) | 16 (66.7) | 8 (33.3 |
No | 457 (95.0) | 272 (59.5) | 185 (40.5) | |
Pneumonia | Yes | 3 (0.6) | 3 (100) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 478 (99.4) | 285 (59.6) | 193 (40.4) | |
Osteoporosis | Yes | 31 (6.4) | 20 (64.5) | 11 (35.5) |
No | 450 (93.6) | 268 (59.6) | 182 (40.4) | |
Arthritis | Yes | 44 (9.1) | 35 (79.5) | 9 (20.5) |
No | 437 (90.9) | 253 (57.9) | 184 (42.1) | |
Eye problem | Yes | 35 (7.3) | 31 (88.6) | 4 (11.4) |
No | 446 (92.7) | 257 (57.6) | 189 (42.4) | |
Heart problem | Yes | 20 (4.2) | 19 (95.0) | 1 (5.0) |
No | 461 (95.8) | 269 (58.4) | 192 (41.6) | |
Kidney problem | Yes | 22 (4.6) | 19 (86.4) | 3 (13.6 |
No | 459 (95.4) | 269 (58.6) | 190 (41.4) | |
Asthma | Yes | 22 (4.6) | 15 (68.2) | 7 (31.8) |
No | 459 (95.4) | 273 (59.5) | 186 (40.5) | |
Gastritis | Yes | 10 (2.1) | 7 (70) | 3 (30) |
No | 471 (97.9) | 281 (59.7) | 190 (40.3) | |
Environment comfort | Yes | 345 (71.7) | 208 (60.3) | 137 (39.7) |
No | 136 (28.3) | 80 (58.8) | 56 (41.2) | |
Walking aid used | Yes | 141 (29.3) | 134 (95.0) | 7 (5.0) |
No | 340 (70.7) | 154 (45.3) | 186 (54.7) | |