Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Falls among Older Adults in Ecuador: An Analysis of the SABE I Survey
Table 1
Demographic and clinical characteristics of survey participants, SABE I.
| | | Fallers | Nonfallers | P value |
| | Sex (, %) | | | <.0001 | | Women | 1,177 (62.3) | 1,584 (49.2) | | | Men | 745 (37.7) | 1,721 (50.8) | | | Age, yrs | 72.3 SD 8.8 | 70.8 SD 8.3 | <.0001 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | 26.0 SD 4.8 | 26.0 SD 4.6 | .837 | | Residing in rural areas (, %) | 942 (37.9) | 1,408 (30.9) | <.0001 | | Alcohol use (, %) | | | | | None | 1,572 (82.2) | 2,591 (76.8) | <.0001 | | 1 day | 304 (15.0) | 634 (21.0) | | | ≥2 days | 45 (2.8) | 78 (2.2) | | | Self-reported health (, %) | | | <.0001 | | Excellent | 13 (0.8) | 43 (1.6) | | | Very good | 22 (1.6) | 105 (4.0) | | | Good | 282 (15.6) | 730 (24.7) | | | Fair | 1,033 (53.5) | 1,825 (52.9) | | | Poor | 569 (28.5) | 597 (16.8) | | | Comorbidities (, %) | | | | | Cognitive impairment | 511 (29.0) | 568 (17.0) | <.0001 | | Depression | 533 (39.2) | 618 (24.4) | <.0001 | | Hypertension | 905 (49.8) | 1,382 (43.9) | <.0001 | | Diabetes | 266 (13.9) | 396 (12.8) | <.0001 | | COPDa | 192 (9.7) | 221 (6.9) | <.0001 | | Arthritis | 717 (40.0) | 932 (28.0) | <.0001 | | Stroke | 157 (8.9) | 165 (4.8) | <.0001 | | Urinary incontinence | 557 (31.8) | 614 (19.6) | <.0001 | | Cataracts | 548 (30.4) | 803 (24.5) | <.0001 | | Physical activity (, %) | 577 (29.7) | 1,078 (32.5) | <.0001 | | Lower extremity disability (, %) | 960 (70.1) | 1,255 (62.3) | <.0001 | | ADLs limitation (, %)b | 685 (35.0) | 713 (21.2) | <.0001 | | Chair stand test | | | <.0001 | | Q1 (4 to 9 sec ) | 346 (25.0) | 842 (30.8) | | | Q2 (10 to 11 sec) | 313 (22.4) | 727 (25.6) | | | Q3 (12 to 14 sec) | 367 (25.4) | 704 (25.5) | | | Q4 (unable and ≥15 sec) | 385 (27.2) | 531 (18.0) | |
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