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Table 1 Characteristics of fallers and non fallers, NYCHA residents, New York City, 2009

From: Social support and older adult falls

Ā 

Fallers (nā€‰=ā€‰280)

Non Fallers (nā€‰=ā€‰720)

Ā 

N (%)

N (%)

Social Support (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒPerceived availability

195 (69.64)

526 (73.06)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSocial contact

251 (89.64)

647 (89.86)

Age (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ65-74

161 (57.50)

401 (55.69)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ75-84

95 (33.93)

264 (36.67)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒ85+

24 (8.57)

55 (7.64)

Ethnicity/Racea (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒBlack

144 (51.43)

430 (59.72)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒWhite

33 (11.79)

62 (8.61)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHispanic

95 (33.93)

193 (26.81)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒAsian/Pacific Islander

8 (2.86)

35 (4.86)

Gender (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMale

75 (26.79)

169 (23.47)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFemale

205 (73.21)

551 (76.53)

Type of Household (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSingle

163 (58.21)

380 (52.78)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMultiple

117 (41.79)

340 (47.22)

Type of Development (nā€‰=ā€‰1000)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒFamily

226 (80.71)

585 (81.25)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒMixed

13 (4.64)

42 (5.83)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒSenior Only

41 (14.64)

93 (12.92)

Vision Difficultiesa (nā€‰=ā€‰975b)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒNo Difficulty

49 (18.35)

218 (30.79)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒLow Difficulty

137 (51.31)

338 (47.74)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHigh Difficulty

81 (30.34)

152 (21.47)

Self-Described Healtha (nā€‰=ā€‰994b)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒGood

69 (24.73)

328 (45.87)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒNot Good

210 (75.27)

387 (54.13)

Presence of Health Issue

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒDizzinessa (nā€‰=ā€‰990b)

172 (62.32)

218 (30.53)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒStrokea (nā€‰=ā€‰993b)

32 (11.51)

28 (3.92)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒHeart Attacka (nā€‰=ā€‰995b)

37 (13.26)

36 (5.03)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒDiabetesa (nā€‰=ā€‰995b)

135 (48.39)

229 (31.98)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒOsteoporosisa (nā€‰=ā€‰978b)

86 (32.09)

171 (24.08)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒArthritisa (nā€‰=ā€‰988b)

211 (77.01)

404 (56.58)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒDepressiona (nā€‰=ā€‰988b)

88 (32.35)

77 (10.75)

Physical Activitya (nā€‰=ā€‰996b)

Ā Ā 

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒActive

175 (62.72)

542 (75.59)

ā€ƒā€ƒā€ƒInactive

104 (37.28)

175 (24.41)

  1. NYCHA New York City Housing Authority
  2. aChi-square values significant at pā€‰<ā€‰.05
  3. bN values smaller than 1000 reflect missing data for specific covariates