Research Article
A Research on Functional Status, Environmental Conditions, and Risk of Falls in Dementia
Table 2
Prevalence of falls and associations with sociodemographic factors.
| | Whole | | % | 95% CI | | value |
| Environment quality | | | | | | | <5 factors* | 280 | 66 | 23.6 | 18.98–28.88 | 11.05 | 0.001 | ≥5 factors | 930 | 140 | 15.1 | 12.90–17.49 | Environment facility | | | | | | | ≤3 factors | 1052 | 186 | 17.7 | 15.49–20.1 | 2.45 | 0.070 | >3 factors | 158 | 20 | 12.7 | 8.35–18.75 | Disability | | | | | | | Normal | 823 | 127 | 15.4 | 13.12–18.06 | 4.18 | 0.026 | Disabled | 328 | 67 | 20.4 | 16.42–25.12 | Functional test | | | | | | | <20 s* | 559 | 76 | 13.6 | 11.01–16.69 | 14.44 | 0.001 | ≥20 s | 389 | 89 | 22.9 | 18.98–27.31 | Physical activity | | | | | | | Low | 672 | 123 | 18.3 | 15.56–21.4 | 1.75 | 0.106 | Moderate to high | 538 | 83 | 15.4 | 12.62–18.73 | Sex differences | | | | | | | Males | 438 | 65 | 14.8 | 11.82–18.47 | 2.32 | 0.074 | Females | 772 | 141 | 18.3 | 15.69–21.14 | Marital status | | | | | | | Single | 665 | 129 | 19.4 | 16.57–22.58 | 5.75 | 0.010 | Married | 543 | 77 | 14.2 | 11.5–17.37 | Ethnicity | | | | | | | Malays* | 550 | 73 | 13.3 | 10.69–16.36 | 10.20 | 0.001 | Non-Malays | 658 | 133 | 20.2 | 17.32–23.45 | Educational level | | | | | | | No | 775 | 143 | 18.5 | 15.88–21.33 | 2.82 | 0.054 | Yes | 430 | 63 | 14.7 | 11.62–18.31 |
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Significant at the 0.05 level using the chi-square test.
*Reference group.
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