From: Association between obesity, physical activity and falls among elderly patients attending the family medicine clinics of a teaching hospital in Southern Nigeria
Variables
Falls
(n = 72)
No falls
(n = 206)
χ2
p-value
BMI
64.823
< 0.001*
Not Obese
41 (17.2)
197 (82.8)
Obese
31 (77.5)
9 (22.5)
Physical Activity
1.086
0.297
Active
3 (15.8)
16 (84.2)
Inactive
69 (26.6)
190 (73.4)