Table 2 Prevalence of falls in the older people of the world according to different continents
From: Global prevalence of falls in the older adults: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Continents | Number of articles | Sample size | I2 | Begg and Mazumdar test | Prevalence % (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asia | 48 | 164,593 | 99.4 | 0.210 | 25.8 (95% CI 22.1–29.9) |
America | 32 | 36,513,725 | 99.9 | 0.109 | 27.9 (95% CI 22.4–34.2) |
Europe | 16 | 57,533 | 99.5 | 0.964 | 23.4 (95% CI 15.8–33.2) |
Africa | 2 | 2695 | 86.3 | – | 25.4 (95% CI 20.5–31) |
Oceania | 6 | 2044 | 79.4 | 0.573 | 34.4 (95% CI 29.2–40) |