Table 4: Incidence of fall and self-perceived foot health conditions of the elders
Number
Percentage
How many times have you fallen in the past 12 months?
0
417
84.6%
1
44
8.9%
>=2
32
6.4%
Missing
1
0.2%
How frequently do you wear this pair of shoes?
Daily
247
50.0%
3 to 6 days per week
107
21.7%
1 to 2 days per week
68
13.8%
Occasionally
63
12.8%
First time ever
8
1.6%
Missing
1
0.2%
Are your shoes comfortable?
Very comfortable
177
35.9%
Quite comfortable
193
39.1%
Average
109
22.1%
Quite uncomfortable
14
2.8%
Missing
1
0.1%
Perceived foot health condition
Very healthy
58
11.7%
Quite healthy
136
27.5%
Average
104
21.1%
Quite unhealthy
156
31.6%
Very unhealthy
40
8.1%
Perceived foot health condition as compared with 10 years ago
Improved a lot
18
3.6%
Improved a bit
14
2.8%
Unchanged
169
34.2%
Worsened a bit
158
32.0%
Worsened a lot
133
26.9%
Refusal
2
0.4%
Whether had foot problem that caused inconvenience to daily living
Yes
120
24.2%
No
373
75.5%
NA
1
0.2%
Whether foot health condition hindered walking
Yes
157
31.8%
No
334
67.6%
NA
3
0.6%
Whether had foot ache in the past 6 months
Yes
204
41.2%
No
291
58.8%
NA
0 0.0%
Longest distance capable to walk
Only inside home
3
1.8%
From home to lift lobby
2
1.2%
From home to nearby places
53
32.5%
Even further
100
64.4%
Which part of feet ached (multiple answers allowed)
Middle part of feet
74
36.3%
Front part of feet but excluding toes
71
34.8%
Ankles
57
27.9%
The big toe
53
26.0%
Heel
51
25.0%
Toes other than the big toe
40
19.6%
Number of aching parts ?
1 or more parts
113
22.9%
2 or more parts
43
18.4%
3 or more parts
48
9.7%
Degree of foot ache
Very badly
39
19.6%
Somewhat
57
28.6%
Slightly
103
51.8%
Frequency of having foot ache
Every day
24
12.1%
Once in 2 to 6 days
13
6.5%
Once a week to a month
5
2.5%
Not even once a month
16
8.0%
Varied with factors such as weather
141
70.9%