Table 4 : Characteristics of perceivers and non perceivers of fall being a more important health concern   Patients' Characteristics     Perception of importance of fall over other health concerns           Yes (N=46)   No (N=174)   No idea/Don't know (N=37)   P-value   Age       74.78 (SD 6.947)   74.43 (SD 5.922)     75.41 (SD 6.849)     0.680(ANOVA, F=0.386) Education level   None   21 (45.7%)     59 (33.9%)       16 (43.2%)         0.224(X 2)     Primary School   17 (37.0%)     79 (45.4%)       11 (29.7%)             Secondary School   6 (13.0%)     28 (16.1%)       10 (27.0%)             Tertiary or above   2 (4.3%)     8 (4.6%)       0 (0%)         Sex   Male   21 (45.7%)     100 (57.5%)       20 (54.1%)       0.356(X 2)     Female   25 (54.3%)     74 (42.5%)       17 (45.9%)         Mobility   Walk unaided   26 (56.5%)     140 (80.5%)       24 (64.9%)       0.002(X 2)     Walk with stick   15 (32.6%)     30 (17.2%)       12 (32.4%)       walk unaided vs.     Walk with quadripod   2 (4.3%)     3 (1.7%)       1 (2.7%)       walk with aids     Walk with frame   3 (6.5%)     1 (0.6%)       0 (0%)         Barthel Index   21-60   2 (4.3%)     0 (0%)       0 (0%)       0.008(X2)     61-90   2 (4.3%)     5 (2.9%)       1 (2.7%)       Barthel index     91-99   9 (19.6%)     13 (7.5%)       5 (13.5%)       100 vs. Barthel     100   33 (71.7%)     156 (89.7%)       31 (83.8%)       index <100 Living Environment   Public housing   33 (71.7%)     130 (74.7%)       28 (75.7%)       0.115(X 2)     Private housing   9 (19.6%)     42 (24.1%)       7 (18.9%)       Public housing     Old aged home   3 (6.5%)     2 (1.1%)       2 (5.4%)       vs non public     Others   1 (2.2%)     0 (0%)       0 (0%)       housing Using more than four drugs   Yes   25 (54.3%)     97 (55.7%)       14 (37.8%)       0.137(X2)     No   21 (45.7%)     77 (44.3%)       23 (62.2%)         Exercise   Nil   17 (37.0%)     62 (35.6%)       17 (45.9%)       0.167( X2)     Less than four times per week   7 (15.2%)     10 (5.7%)       3 (8.1%)             Four times or above per week   22 (47.8%)     102 (58.6%)       17 (45.9%)         Practise Tai Chi   Yes   3 (6.5%)     20 (11.5%)       0 (0%)       0.069(X2 )     No   43 (93.5%)     154 (88.5%)       37 (100.0%)