Total sample (n = 565) | Men (n = 220) | Women (n = 341) | ||||
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Age (Mean, SD) | 73.64 ± 5.29 | Range 65–95 | 74.36 ± 5.15 | Range 65–90 | 73.17 ± 5.36 | Range 65–95 |
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Education | ||||||
Primary school | 37 | 6.5 | 14 | 6.4 | 23 | 6.7 |
High school/Apprenticeship | 195 | 34.5 | 75 | 34.1 | 120 | 35.2 |
University | 329 | 58.2 | 128 | 58.2 | 197 | 57.8 |
Livinga | ||||||
Alone | 214 | 37.9 | 50a | 44,764 | 164 | 48.1 |
With husband or others | 348 | 61.5 | 168 | 75.9 | 175 | 50.8 |
Use of walking aid | ||||||
None | 515 | 91.2 | 204 | 92.7 | 307 | 90.0 |
Yes, outdoor | 49 | 8.7 | 15 | 6.8 | 34 | 10.0 |
Yes, indoor | 11 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.9 | 9 | 2.6 |
Number of falls* | ||||||
0 | 447 | 79.1 | 184 | 83.6 | 259 | 76.6 |
1 | 54 | 9.6 | 16 | 7.3 | 38 | 11.1 |
2 or more | 60 | 10.6 | 19 | 8.6 | 41 | 12.0 |
Fear of fallinga | ||||||
No, not at all | 317 | 56.1 | 154 | 70.0 | 160 | 46.9 |
Yes, a little | 215 | 38.1 | 61 | 44,769 | 153 | 44.9 |
Yes, pretty/quite | 33 | 5.8 | 3 | 1.4 | 19 | 5.6 |
Change in cognition last 5 yrsb | ||||||
None | 215 | 38.2 | 75 | 34.1 | 139 | 40.8 |
Mild | 283 | 49.8 | 106 | 48.2 | 175 | 51.6 |
Moderate/severe | 65 | 11.5 | 39 | 17.7 | 25 | 7.4 |