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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: A fall risk prediction model based on the CHARLS database for older individuals in China

Variable

Total

Non-fall

Fall

P

4913

3831

1082

Age group(%)

   

0.614

 60–70

3113(63.4)

2439(63.7)

674(62.3)

 

 70–80

1498(30.5)

1162(30.3)

336(31.1)

 

 >=80

302(6.1)

230(6.0)

72(6.7)

 

Gender(%)

   

< 0.001

 Female

2667(54.3)

2007(52.4)

660(61.0)

 

 Male

2246(45.7)

1824(47.6)

422(39.0)

 

Obesity(%)

   

0.051

 BMI < 24

2867(58.4)

2264(59.1)

603(55.7)

 

 BMI > = 24

2046(41.6)

1567(40.9)

479(44.3)

 

Residence(%)

   

0.003

 Rural

4061(82.7)

3133(81.8)

928(85.8)

 

 Urban

852(17.3)

698(18.2)

154(14.2)

 

Marital status(%)

   

0.664

 Unmarried

1136(23.1)

880(23.0)

256(23.7)

 

 Married

3777(76.9)

2951(77.0)

826(76.3)

 

Smoking(%)

   

0.001

 No

2718(55.3)

2069(54.0)

649(60.0)

 

 Yes

2195(44.7)

1762(46.0)

433(40.0)

 

Drinking(%)

   

0.562

 No

2989(60.8)

2322(60.6)

667(61.6)

 

 Yes

1924(39.2)

1509(39.4)

415(38.4)

 

Sleep quality(%)

   

< 0.001

 Poor

1922(39.1)

1421(37.1)

501(46.3)

 

 Good

2991(60.9)

2410(62.9)

581(53.7)

 

Sleeping time

(hour)

mean(SD)

6.1(2.1)

6.3(2.1)

5.8(2.2)

< 0.001

Vision(%)

   

0.002

 Poor

4302(87.6)

3325(86.8)

977(90.3)

 

 Good

611(12.4)

506(13.2)

105(9.7)

 

Hearing(%)

   

< 0.001

 Poor

3687(75.0)

2823(73.7)

864(79.9)

 

 Good

1226(25.0)

1008(26.3)

218(20.1)

 

Waist(mean(SD))

85.2(14.1)

85.2(14.1)

85.3(14.0)

0.781

Grip strength(mean(SD))

24.7(8.9)

25.2(8.9)

22.8(8.6)

< 0.001

Pain(%)

   

1

 No

255(5.2)

199(5.2)

56(5.2)

 

 Yes

4658(94.8)

3632(94.8)

1026(94.8)

 

ADL score(mean(SD))

5.9(0.5)

5.9(0.4)

5.8(0.7)

< 0.001

Cognition(mean(SD))

9.2(4.4)

9.4(4.4)

8.5(4.4)

< 0.001

Health(%)

   

< 0.001

 Poor

4172(84.9)

3192(83.3)

980(90.6)

 

 Good

741(15.1)

639(16.7)

102(9.4)

 

Depression(%)

   

< 0.001

 No

2853(58.1)

2364(61.7)

489(45.2)

 

 Yes

2060(41.9)

1467(38.3)

593(54.8)

 

HTN(%)

   

0.036

 No

3181(64.7)

2510(65.5)

671(62.0)

 

 Yes

1732(35.3)

1321(34.5)

411(38.0)

 

DL(%)

   

0.416

 No

4186(85.2)

3273(85.4)

913(84.4)

 

 Yes

727(14.8)

558(14.6)

169(15.6)

 

DBS(%)

   

0.001

 No

4448(90.5)

3496(91.3)

952(88.0)

 

 Yes

    

CA(%)

   

0.749

 No

4861(98.9)

3789(98.9)

1072(99.1)

 

 Yes

52(1.1)

42(1.1)

10(0.9)

 

CLD(%)

   

0.007

 No

4214(85.8)

3314(86.5)

900(83.2)

 

 Yes

699(14.2)

517(13.5)

182(16.8)

 

LiverD(%)

   

0.004

 No

4717(96.0)

3695(96.5)

1022(94.5)

 

 Yes

196(4.0)

136(3.5)

60(5.5)

 

HD(%)

   

0.026

 No

3947(80.3)

3104(81.0)

843(77.9)

 

 Yes

966(19.7)

727(19.0)

239(22.1)

 

STK(%)

   

0.058

 No

4775(97.2)

3733(97.4)

1042(96.3)

 

 Yes

138(2.8)

98(2.6)

40(3.7)

 

KD(%)

   

< 0.001

 No

4539(92.4)

3589(93.7)

950(87.8)

 

 Yes

374(7.6)

242(6.3)

132(12.2)

 

DigestD(%)

   

0.004

 No

3760(76.5)

2968(77.5)

792(73.2)

 

 Yes

1153(23.5)

863(22.5)

290(26.8)

 

MentalD(%)

   

0.011

 No

4849(98.7)

3790(98.9)

1059(97.9)

 

 Yes

64(1.3)

41(1.1)

23(2.1)

 

MRD(%)

   

0.055

 No

4799(97.7)

3751(97.9)

1048(96.9)

 

 Yes

114(2.3)

80(2.1)

34(3.1)

 

AR(%)

   

< 0.001

 No

3008(61.2)

2438(63.6)

570(52.7)

 

 Yes

1905(38.8)

1393(36.4)

512(47.3)

 

Asthma(%)

   

0.014

 No

4624(94.1)

3623(94.6)

1001(92.5)

 

 Yes

289(5.9)

208(5.4)

81(7.5)

 

HTN DRUG(%)

   

0.145

 No

4654(94.7)

3639(95.0)

1015(93.8)

 

 Yes

259(5.3)

192(5.0)

67(6.2)

 

DBS DRUG(%)

   

0.291

 No

4833(98.4)

3773(98.5)

1060(98.0)

 

 Yes

80(1.6)

58(1.5)

22(2.0)

 

CA DRUG(%)

   

0.704

 No

4894(99.6)

3815(99.6)

1079(99.7)

 

 Yes

19(0.4)

16(0.4)

3(0.3)

 

STK DRUG(%)

   

0.64

 No

4871(99.1)

3800(99.2)

1071(99.0)

 

 Yes

42(0.9)

31(0.8)

11(1.0)

 

Prostate DRUG(%)

   

0.318

 No

4727(96.2)

3692(96.4)

1035(95.7)

 

 Yes

186(3.8)

139(3.6)

47(4.3)

 

Pain DRUG(%)

   

< 0.001

 No

4443(90.4)

3524(92.0)

919(84.9)

 

 Yes

470(9.6)

307(8.0)

163(15.1)

 
  1. Legend HTN(Hypertension), DL(Dyslipidemia), DBS (Diabetes or high blood sugar), CA(Cancer or malignant tumor), CLD (Chronic Lung Disease), LiverD (Liver Disease), HD (Heart Disease), STK(Stroke), KD (Kidney Disease), DigestD (Stomach or other digestive disease), MentalD (Emotional, nervous, or psychiatric problems), MRD(Memory-related disease), AR (Arthritis or Rheumatism)