Table 2 Comparison of various systemic factors between the patients with incident fall and without incident fall
From: Factors associated with the occurrence of a fall in subjects with primary open-angle glaucoma
No-faller | Faller | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 225 | 69 | |
Age (years) | 63.9 ± 10.6 | 66.7 ± 10.0 | 0.03 |
Gender (male/female) | 131/94 (58.2%/41.8%) | 38/31 (55.1%/44.9%) | 0.75 |
BMI (kg2/m) | 22.3 ± 3.0 | 23.0 ± 3.1 | 0.13 |
Prevalence of diabetes mellitus | 28 (12.4%) | 16 (23.2%) | 0.046 |
Prevalence of hypertension | 61 (27.1%) | 28 (40.8%) | 0.048 |
Sedative or sleeping aid use | 11 (4.9%) | 3 (4.3%) | 0.99 |
Past history of fall at baseline | 18 (8.0%) | 18 (26.1%) | 0.0001 |
Number of past history of fall at baseline | 0.10 ± 0.43 | 0.41 ± 0.83 | 0.0001 |
Past history of injurious fall at baseline | 6 (2.7%) | 5 (7.2%) | <0.0001 |
History of fear of falling at baseline | 92 (40.9%) | 40 (58.0%) | <0.0001 |
Average minutes spent walking in a day at baseline | 89 ± 102 | 83 ± 90 | 0.76 |