Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the analysis population

	Total (N=1350)			No falls over the previous month (N=1179)			Any fall over the previous month (N=171)
	n	Per cent	Mean (SD); median (range)	n	Per cent	Mean (SD); median (range)	n	Per cent	Mean (SD); median (range)
Age (years)			68.3 (8.7)			68.0 (8.7)			70.4 (8.6)
Age group (years)
40–59	196	14.5		180	15.3		16	9.4
60–69	490	36.3		436	37		54	31.6
70–79	585	43.3		499	42.3		86	50.3
≥80	79	5.9		64	5.4		15	8.8
Gender
Women	746	55.3		637	54		109	63.7
Men	604	44.7		542	46		62	36.2
Body mass index (kg/m²)
<25	892	66.1	23.9 (3.0)	783	66.4	23.8 (3.1)	109	63.7	24.2 (3.0)
25–29.99	414	30.7		356	30.2		58	33.9
≥30	44	3.3		40	3.4		4	2.3
Exercise habit
Present	607	45		532	45.1		75	43.9
Absent	743	55		647	54.9		96	56.1
Living arrangement
Alone	217	16.1		175	14.8		42	24.6
Cohabitating	1133	83.9		1004	85.2		129	75.4
Hypertension
Present	879	65.1		769	65.2		110	64.3
Absent	471	34.9		410	34.8		61	35.7
Cerebrovascular disease
Present	68	5		51	4.3		17	9.9
Absent	1282	95		1128	95.7		154	90.1
Diabetes
Present	135	10		113	9.6		22	12.9
Absent	1215	90		1066	90.4		149	87.1
OAB symptom severity*			2.6 (2.5); 2 (0–15)			2.5 (2.4); 2 (0–15)			3.4 (2.8); 3 (0–14)
OAB symptom severity groups†
Non-OAB with 0 points	193	14.3		181	15.4		12	7
Non-OAB with 1 point	360	26.7		324	27.5		36	21.1
Non-OAB with 2 points	280	20.7		251	21.3		29	17
Non-OAB with ≥3 points	247	18.3		204	17.3		43	25.2
Mild OAB	114	8.4		94	8		20	11.7
Moderate-to-severe OAB	156	11.6		125	10.6		31	18.1
Timed Up and Go (s)	1350		7.5 (2.1); 7.1 (3.9–26.1)			7.4 (2.0); 7.0 (3.9–26.1)			8.4 (2.5); 8.0 (4.6–22.5)
Depressive symptoms
Present	209	15.5		159	13.5		50	29.2
Absent	1141	84.5		1020	86.5		121	70.8
Any fall over the previous month
Present	171	12.7
Absent	1179	87.3
Frequent (≥2) falls over the previous month
Present	60	4.4
Absent	1290	95.6

OAB, overactive bladder.
*OAB symptom severity was derived from OABSS.
†Median (range): 3 (3–6) for non-OAB with ≥3 points, 4 (3–5) for mild OAB and 7 (6–15) for moderate-to-severe OAB.