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\ p None B a = c @ = Z ?N*8 X" 1 Arial1 Arial1 Arial1 Arial1 Arial1 Arial1 Arial General ` Table 2 X Characteristics Non-fall (n = 327) Fall (n = 123) Total (n = 450) p-value n
(%) Age¥ [38, 39]~ 0.022a Below 70 years 134 (40.98) 36 (29.27) 170 (37.78) 70 years and older 193 (59.02) 87 (70.73) 280 (62.22) Mean (SD) age in years 72.46 (7.99) 73.67 (7.47) 72.74 (7.86) Sex† 0.387 Female 190 (58.10) 77 (62.60) 267 (59.33) Male 137 (41.90) 46 (37.40) 183 (40.67) Marital status† 0.265 Single 23 (7.03) 3 (2.44) 26 (5.78) Married 222 (67.89) 85 (69.11) 307 (68.22) Widowed/Divorced 82 (25.08) 35 (28.45) 117 (26.00) House types†~ 0.014a One-story non-elevated house 122 (37.31) 158 (35.11) One-story elevated house 89 (27.22) 51 (41.46) 140 (31.11) Two or more stories house 116 (35.47) 152 (33.78) Visual acuity†∏~ 0.024a Good 172 (52.60) 50 (40.65) (49.33) Poor 155 (47.40) 73 (59.35) 228 (50.67) Balance ability†Φ 53 (16.21) (18.70) 76 (16.89) 274 (83.79) 100 (81.30) 374 (83.11) History of fall in the previous 6 months†~ 0.018a No 289 (88.38) 98 (79.67) 387 (86.00) Yes 38 (11.62) 25 (20.33) 63 (14.00) Underlying diseases† Hypertension 169 (51.68) 70 (56.91) 239 (53.11) 0.322 Diabetes 58 (17.74) 81 (18.00) 0.813 Vertigo 5 (1.53) 8 (1.78) 0.515 Urinary Incontinence 2 (1.63) 7 (1.56) 0.941 Stroke 9 (2.75) (7.32) 18 (4.00)~ 0.028a