Table 2

 Prevalence of falls by sex and age group

Age (years)WomenMenBoth
nAny fall (n (%))>1 fall (n (%))nAny fall (n (%))>1 fall (n (%))nAny fall (n (%))>1 fall (n (%))
35 to 44114 (36.4)3 (27.3)72 (28.6)1 (14.3)186 (33.3)4 (22.2)
45 to 543616 (44.4)9 (25.0)174 (23.5)2 (11.6)5320 (37.7)11 (20.8)
55 to 645719 (33.3)13 (22.8)205 (25.0)3 (15.0)7724 (31.2)16 (20.8)
65 to 745620 (35.7)6 (10.7)174 (23.5)1 (5.9)7324 (32.9)7 (9.6)
75+216 (28.6)5 (23.8)114 (36.4)1 (9.1)3210 (31.3)6 (18.8)