Research Article

Falls in Older Patients with Cancer Undergoing Surgery: Prevalence and Association with Geriatric Syndromes and Levels of Disability Assessed in Preoperative Evaluation

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients.

Fall − Fall +Total value
(72.4%)(26.7%)

Age
 Less than 8048.4%44.5%47.7%0.079
 80 or more51.6%55.5%52.3%
Sex
 Female46.7%56.4%49.5%0.025
 Male53.3%43.6%50.5%
Marital status
 Married54.8%47.7%53.0%0.685
 Nonmarried45.2%52.3%47.0%
Household type
 Living alone31.2%31.5%31.3%0.371
 Not living alone68.8%69.5%68.7%