Chronic Health Conditions as a Risk Factor for Falls among the Community-Dwelling US Older Adults: A Zero-Inflated Regression Modeling Approach
Table 1
Characteristics of community-dwelling US older adults by fall, BRFSS 2014.
Characteristics
Overall sample
Fallers N (weighted%)
Nonfallers N (weighted%)
value
Age group
65–79
113747
32335 (27.2%)
81412 (72.8%)
<0.0001
80+
36129
12215 (33.5%)
23914 (66.5%)
Race
White
128911
38878 (29.5%)
90033 (70.5%)
<0.0001
Black
8870
2250 (23.3%)
6620 (76.7%)
Hispanic
6196
1687 (26.2%)
4509 (73.8%)
Other
5899
1735 (26.5%)
4164 (73.5%)
Gender
Male
56726
15842 (26.5%)
40884 (73.5%)
<0.0001
Female
93150
28708 (30.3%)
64442 (69.7%)
Marital status
Married/living-in
73368
19806 (26.2%)
53562 (73.8%)
<0.0001
Unmarried/single
75900
24587 (31.7%)
51313 (68.3%)
Education
≤High school education
61842
18136 (28.2%)
43706 (71.8%)
0.0771
>High school education
87568
26284 (29.0%)
61284 (71.0%)
Employment
Employed
25181
6477 (23.9%)
18704 (76.1%)
<0.0001
Unemployed
124076
37895 (29.5%)
86181 (70.5%)
Income
<$50,000/Year
80873
25528 (30.5%)
55345 (69.5%)
<0.0001
≥$50,000/Year
41008
10949 (25.3%)
30059 (74.7%)
Binge drinking
Yes
5845
1835 (31.3%)
4010 (68.7%)
0.0248
No
141342
41982 (28.6%)
99360 (71.4%)
Smoking
Yes
12561
3748 (28.6%)
8813 (71.4%)
0.9896
No
136200
40480 (28.6%)
95720 (71.4%)
Ever had heart attack
Yes
16947
6383 (36.1%)
10564 (63.9%)
<0.0001
No
131974
37796 (27.6%)
94178 (72.4%)
Ever had angina
Yes
17712
6662 (36.0%)
11050 (64.0%)
<0.0001
No
129887
37034 (27.4%)
92853 (72.6%)
Ever had stroke
Yes
11131
4790 (42.5%)
6341 (57.5%)
<0.0001
No
138208
39542 (27.5%)
98666 (72.5%)
Ever had asthma
Yes
17439
6501 (36.0%)
10938 (64.0%)
<0.0001
No
131948
37860 (27.6%)
94088 (72.4%)
Ever had cancer
Yes
26061
8591 (31.9%)
17470 (68.1%)
<0.0001
No
123428
35838 (27.9%)
87590 (72.1%)
Ever had COPD
Yes
18301
6781 (36.3%)
11520 (63.7%)
<0.0001
No
130525
37344 (27.4%)
93181 (72.6%)
Ever had CKD
Yes
8649
3552 (40.9%)
5097 (59.1%)
<0.0001
No
140558
40722 (27.7%)
99836 (72.3%)
Ever had arthritis
Yes
80538
28533 (34.4%)
52005 (65.6%)
<0.0001
No
68519
15730 (21.7%)
52789 (78.3%)
Ever had depression
Yes
23670
11174 (47.3%)
12496 (52.7%)
<0.0001
No
125631
33155 (25.2%)
92476 (74.8%)
Ever had diabetes
Yes
31716
11279 (34.3%)
20437 (65.7%)
<0.0001
No
117956
33210 (26.9%)
84746 (73.1%)
Note. Data source: 2014 BRFSS (Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System). Results are weighted estimates. Fallers = those who had experienced at least one fall in past 12 months. Binge drinking = males having five or more drinks on one occasion and females having four or more drinks on one occasion. COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder. CKD = Chronic Kidney Condition.
