## 3 Results
### Univariate Analysis  
During the one-year follow-up, 97 participants (24%) reported falls. The incidence of falls was 19% among adults aged 50-60 years (16 fallers out of 83 participants), 21% among adults aged 60-70 years (22 fallers out of 106 participants), and 28% among adults aged 70 years or older (59 fallers out of 214 participants). \begin{table}
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**Factors** & **Total** **(n = 403) & **Fallers** **(n = 97)** & **Non-Fallers** **(n = 306)** & \(p\) \\ \hline Intrinsic & & & & 0.039 \\ Gender & & & & \\ Male & 121 (30) & 21 (17) & 100 (83) & \\ Female & 282 (70) & 76 (27) & 206 (73) & \\ History of Fall & & & & \(<\)0.001 \\ Yes & 127 (32) & 47 (37) & 80 (63) & \\ No & 276 (69) & 50 (18) & 226 (82) & \\ Fear of Fall & & & & 0.113 \\ Yes & 192 (48) & 53 (28) & 139 (72) & \\ No & 211 (52) & 44 (21) & 167 (79) & \\ Extrinsic & & & & \\ Medication & & & & \\ Benzodiazepepines & & & & 0.002 \\ Yes & 106 (26) & 37 (35) & 69 (65) & \\ No & 297 (74) & 60 (20) & 237 (80) & \\ Antidepressants & & & & 0.010 \\ Yes & 94 (23) & 32 (34) & 62 (66) & \\ No & 309 (77) & 65 (21) & 244 (79) & \\ Antihypertensive & & & & 0.048 \\ Yes & 257 (64) & 70 (27) & 187 (73) & \\ No & 146 (36) & 27 (19) & 119 (82) & \\ Polypharmacy & & & & 0.009 \\ Yes & 232 (58) & 67 (29) & 165 (71) & \\ No & 171 (42) & 30 (18) & 141 (82) & \\ Upper & & & & 0.026 \\ Extremities & & & & \\ Yes & 132 (33) & 41 (31) & 91 (69) & \\ No & 271 (67) & 56 (21) & 215 (79) & \\ Mobility & & & & 0.800 \\ assistive & & & & \\ Yes & 51 (13) & 13 (26) & 38 (74) & \\ No & 352 (87) & 84 (24) & 268 (76) & \\ Stairs & & & & 0.978 \\ Yes & 312 (77) & 75 (24) & 237 (76) & \\ No & 91 (23) & 22 (24) & 69 (76) & \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} Values were expressed as frequency (percentage). Significant result: \(p\leq 0.05\).  
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Table 1: Characteristics of individuals by fall occurrence during follow-up for all adults aged 50 and older. Significant differences were observed in fall occurrences during the 12-month follow-up period between genders (27% in women vs. 17% in men; \(p\) = 0.039). Persons on multiple medications showed a significantly higher likelihood of falling compared with non-polymericated individuals (29% vs. 18%; \(p\) = 0.009), particularly those taking benzodiazepipes (35% vs. 20%; \(p\) = 0.002), antidepressants (34% vs. 21%; \(p\) = 0.008), and antihypertensives (27% vs. 17%; \(p\) = 0.031). Additionally, individuals who fell during the follow-up period reported taking, on average, more medications per day (5.20 \(\pm\) 3.2 vs. 4.15 \(\pm\) 3.1; \(p\) = 0.002). A significantly higher probability of falling was also identified in participants who reported a history of falls (HoF) in the 12 months prior to the baseline assessment (37% vs. 18%; \(p\) < 0.001) and in those requiring upper limb assistance to rise from a chair (UpExt) (31% vs. 21%; \(p\) = 0.026) (Table 1). The factors significantly influencing fall events varied across different age groups (Table 2). Among adults aged 70 years or older, falls were significantly associated only with HoF (_p_ = 0.004). In adults aged 60-70 years, significant associations were observed with benzodiazepine use (_p_ = 0.029), polypharmacy (_p_ = 0.045), number of medications per day (5.64 \(\pm\) 3.2 vs. 3.69 \(\pm\) 2.7, mean \(\pm\) standard deviation for fallers and non-fallers, respectively; \(p\) = 0.005), and UpExt (_p_ = 0.021). Among adults aged 50-60 years, significant associations were identified between falls and the number of medications per day (3.81 \(\pm\) 3.4 vs. 1.85 \(\pm\) 2.2, mean \(\pm\) standard deviation for fallers and non-fallers, respectively; \(p\) = 0.041), as well as all other factors presented in Table 1, except for the use of antihypertensive medications.