[Retracted] Clinical Effects of Outpatient Health Education on Fall Prevention and Self-health Management of Elderly Patients with Chronic Diseases

Table 1

Comparison of general information (n (%)) ().

Group	Regular group (n = 48)	Research group (n = 54)	χ^2/t	P
Sex			0.082	0.775
Male	28 (58.33)	33 (61.11)
Female	20 (41.67)	21 (38.89)
Age (years)	72.04 ± 4.47	71.41 ± 4.69	0.692	0.490
BMI (kg/m^2)	23.73 ± 2.29	23.89 ± 2.42	0.342	0.733
Types of chronic diseases			0.506	0.477
≤2	18 (37.50)	24 (44.44)
>2	30 (62.50)	30 (55.56)
Marital status			1.058	0.304
Married	28 (58.33)	26 (48.15)
Others	20 (41.67)	28 (51.85)
Educational background			0.339	0.561
≥High school	14 (29.17)	13 (24.07)
<High school	34 (70.83)	41 (75.93)
Medication types			0.775	0.379
≤2	13 (27.08)	19 (35.19)
>2	35 (72.92)	35 (64.81)
Place of household			0.027	0.870
Rural	23 (47.92)	25 (46.30)
Urban	25 (52.08)	29 (53.70)

Note: BMI, body mass index.