Research Article
Risk Factors for Falls and Fragility Fractures in Community-Dwelling Seniors: A One-Year Prospective Study
Table 6
One-year followup data on demographics and TAPA* categories.
| | | Males | Females | Both |
| | Mean age | | | | | Mean BMI | | | | | BMI category | | | | | Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Normal (BMI 18.5–24.9) | 2 (14%) | 8 (29%) | 10 (24%) | | Overweight (BMI 25.0–29.9) | 10 (72%) | 7 (25%) | 17 (40%) | | Obese class I (BMI 30.0–34.9) | 1 (7%) | 8 (29%) | 9 (21%) | | Obese class II (BMI 35.0–39.9) | 1 (7%) | 3 (10%) | 4 (10%) | | Obese class III (BMI ≥ 40.0) | 0 | 2 (7%) | 2 (5%) | | TAPA* | | | | | Underactive | 0 | 11 (39%) | 11 (26%) | | Underactive regular | 4 (29%) | 9 (32%) | 13 (31%) | | Active | 10 (71%)** | 8 (29%)** | 18 (43%) |
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Telephone assessment of physical activity [18].
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