Clinical Study
Prevalence of Falls and Its Associated Factors among Elderly Diabetes in a Tertiary Center, Malaysia
Table 2
Characteristics of fall episode
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| Characteristics | | Percentage |
| Location | | | Bathroom | 21 | 38.9 | Bedroom | 12 | 22.2 | Living Room | 14 | 25.9 | Others | 7 | 13.0 | Timing of fall | | | Morning | 31 | 57.4 | Afternoon | 21 | 38.9 | Evening | 2 | 3.7 | Injuries associated with fall | | | Mild bruises | 43 | 79.6 | Muscle pain | 8 | 14.8 | Fracture limb | 3 | 5.5 |
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