Table 3

- Falls Efficacy Scale means in sociodemographic characteristics.

CharacteristicsMean ± SDMin-Max (median)P-value
Gender
  Male29.6 ± 22.510-80 (18)<0.001
  Female52.2 ± 26.410-96 (55) 
Educational level
  Primary education44.4 ± 26.910-92 (49.5)0.211
  Secondary education45.7 ± 27.910-96 (42) 
  University31.1 ± 25.010-80 (19) 
Marital status
  Single31.4 ± 24.610-88 (19)0.008
  Widow(er)47.1 ± 27.410-96 (52) 
  Married46.9 ± 26.910–93 (50) 
Spouse status
  Separated44.6 ± 28.310-93 (53)0.067
  Together35.9 ± 25.610-84 (28) 
  Not married33.4 ± 25.610-88 (24.5) 
  Deceased49.9 ± 26.210-96 (54) 
Number of additional diseases
  None37.1 ± 26.810-90 (29)0.303
  One44.2 ± 27.210-96 (46.5) 
  Two or three48.9 ± 27.715-85 (50) 
  • Single versus (vs.) widow(er): p=0.004, single vs. married: p=0.011, widow(er) vs. married: p=0.821