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Table. Weighted prevalence of falls and fall injuries in the past 12 months, among adults with and without arthritis, aged ≥45 years, by state/territory - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012

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State/Area 1 Fall (b) ≥2 Falls (b) Injury from Fall (d)
  N (a) Arthritis (c)  No  N (a) Arthritis (c)  No Arthritis(c) N (a)  Arthritis (c) No Arthritis (c)
Arthritis (c)
    % 95% CI % 95% CI   % 95% CI % 95% CI   % 95% CI % 95% CI
Alabama
256,858
15.7
14.2-17.4
11.2
9.9-12.8
324,718
25
23.0-27.1
9.2
7.8-10.8 
228,719
17.9
16.1-19.7
5.4
4.5-6.5
Alaska
36,579
15.9
13.2-19.1
13.7
11.5-16.1
53,317
30.6
26.6-34.8
15.5
13.1-18.1
35,369
21.3
18.0-25.1
8.7
7.0-10.8
Arizona
328,358
16.6
14.3-19.3
12
10.3-13.9
299,524
19.7
17.1-22.6
8
6.5-9.7
262,168
16
13.8-18.5
6.9
5.7-8.4
Arkansas
146,006
14.9
13.0-17.0
11
9.4-12.8
209,133
26.5
23.9-29.2
11.3
9.6-13.3
144,016
19.3
17.1-21.8
6
4.8-7.4
California
1,712,404
16
14.5-17.7
12.7
11.4-14.0
1,563,446
18.5
16.7-20.4
9.2
8.2-10.3
1,334,678
14.8
13.3-16.4
6.1
5.4-7.0
Colorado
288,047
18
16.4-19.8
14
12.8-15.2
243,734
18.9
17.2-20.7
9.7
8.6-10.8
211,557
16.6
15.0-18.4
7.3
6.4-8.2
Connecticut
186,356
15
13.3-16.9
11
9.7-12.4
177,566
18.4
16.3-20.7
8
7.0-9.1
148,629
15.7
13.8-17.7
6.1
5.2-7.1
Delaware
46,888
15.1
13.0-17.6
10.2
8.7-12.0
44,498
18.2
15.7-21.0
6.8
5.6-8.3
35,880
13.1
11.1-15.4
6.5
5.3-7.9
District of Columbia
31,436
14.2
11.6-17.3
15.2
12.3-18.6
27,168
22
18.1-26.4
7.6
6.1-9.5
26,465
18.5
15.0-22.6
8.2
6.0-11.3
Florida
968,371
13.8
12.0-15.9
10.4
8.9-12.1
971,220
18.8
16.7-21.2
7.1
6.0-8.5
862,502
16
14.0-18.2
6.1
5.1-7.4
Georgia
479,332
16.8
14.5-19.4
11.6
10.0-13.4
476,094
21.5
19.0-24.1
8.2
6.9-9.8
390,040
17.3
15.2-19.7
6.1
5.1-7.5
Hawaii
67,584
15.6
13.0-18.6
10.3
8.8-12.1
45,385
12.1
10.1-14.3
6.2
5.0-7.7
41,177
11.9
9.8-14.4
5
4.2-6.0
Idaho
86,883
16.3
13.9-19.0
14.3
12.1-16.8
93,282
23.8
20.7-27.2
11.2
9.4-13.2
67,320
17.3
14.6-20.3
7.4
6.0-9.0
Illinois
678,156
15.9
13.8-18.3
12.1
10.4-14.0
567,290
16.2
14.0-18.6
8
6.5-9.9
464,542
15.3
13.2-17.7
4.7
3.8-5.9
Indiana
374,522
16.9
15.3-18.8
13.6
12.2-15.2
381,394
22.4
20.5-24.4
9.8
8.6-11.3
275,651
15.7
14.0-17.4
6.9
5.8-8.1
Iowa
186,009
16.1
14.4-17.9
14.6
13.2-16.2
175,584
21.1
19.1-23.2
9.9
8.6-11.4
125,108
14.9
13.2-16.7
6.5
5.6-7.7
Kansas
159,978
17.4
15.9-19.0
12.7
11.6-13.8
156,339
21.2
19.5-23.0
9.8
8.8-10.9
103,103
14.6
13.0-16.2
5.9
5.1-6.8
Kentucky
229,858
15.8
14.3-17.6
11.1
9.8-12.6
298,532
24.4
22.3-26.7
10.6
9.1-12.2
213,288
17.7
15.9-19.6
6.1
5.1-7.3
Louisiana
181,584
12.3
10.7-14.1
8.9
7.7-10.3
222,659
20.4
18.2-22.8
6.6
5.5-8.0
151,012
11.8
10.2-13.5
5.7
4.7-7.0
Maine
92,883
17.1
15.6-18.7
13.8
12.6-15.1
96,548
22.7
20.9-24.6
10.8
9.7-12.0
69,631
16.9
15.4-18.6
6.9
6.1-7.9
Maryland
278,273
15
13.3-16.8
10.6
9.5-11.8
219,260
14.6
13.0-16.2
6.7
5.8-7.8
187,961
12.2
10.8-13.7
5.4
4.6-6.3
Massachusetts
352,749
16.5
15.0-18.0
11.8
10.8-12.8
293,545
17.4
15.9-19.0
7.7
6.9-8.5
267,905
15.2
13.9-16.7
6.5
5.8-7.2
Michigan
407,924
12.1
10.8-13.5
8
7.0-9.1
305,661
10.7
9.2-12.3
4.5
3.7-5.5
249,957
9.2
7.9-10.8
3
2.4-3.8
Minnesota
291,368
16.3
14.7-18.1
12.7
11.6-13.9
254,660
19.8
17.8-22.0
8.3
7.3-9.3
194,999
15.1
13.4-17.0
5.8
5.1-6.6
Mississippi
139,653
15.5
13.8-17.3
9.8
8.5-11.3
179,522
23.7
21.7-25.9
9
7.7-10.5
124,024
16.4
14.7-18.2
5.6
4.6-6.7
Missouri
360,504
18.6
16.5-20.9
12.1
10.5-13.9
379,648
22.7
20.3-25.3
10.1
8.5-12.1
284,659
17.3
15.2-19.6
6.7
5.6-8.2
Montana
63,860
17.1
15.3-19.1
13.3
11.9-14.8
78,636
24.7
22.6-26.9
13.9
12.5-15.5
49,480
16.3
14.6-18.2
7.8
6.7-9.0
Nebraska
114,065
18.5
17.1-19.9
14.2
13.2-15.3
91,793
18.1
16.7-19.6
9.3
8.5-10.2
70,856
14.8
13.6-16.2
6.3
5.6-7.1
Nevada
123,607
14.8
11.8-18.5
10.9
8.9-13.2
117,912
18.4
15.4-21.9
7.6
6.3-9.2
91,292
12.4
10.1-15.1
6.5
5.0-8.4
New Hampshire
81,481
16.5
14.7-18.5
12.6
11.2-14.2
83,990
19.9
17.8-22.0
11.1
9.7-12.6
63,234
15.4
13.6-17.3
7.5
6.5-8.7
New Jersey
392,045
14.5
13.1-16.1
9.7
8.7-10.8
311,829
15
13.4-16.6
5.9
5.1-6.7
295,364
13.1
11.7-14.6
5.5
4.7-6.3
New Mexico
115,409
16.9
15.1-18.8
13.3
12.0-14.8
123,436
24.1
22.0-26.3
10.7
9.6-12.0
98,863
18.7
16.9-20.6
7.7
6.7-8.8
New York
1,160,253
17.9
15.3-20.9
13.8
11.9-15.9
972,909
19.1
16.1-22.6
8.8
7.2-10.7
829,218
14.8
12.7-17.1
7.8
6.3-9.5
North Carolina
502,240
14.9
13.5-16.5
12.1
10.9-13.5
513,843
20.5
18.9-22.3
8.8
7.7-10.0
358,263
14
12.6-15.5
5.9
5.1-6.8
North Dakota
40,120
17.2
14.9-19.8
12.7
11.0-14.6
36,715
17.5
15.1-20.1
10.5
8.9-12.3
27,347
14.3
12.2-16.8
6.6
5.3-8.0
Ohio
619,185
15.1
13.6-16.7
11.7
10.6-13.0
616,621
19.3
17.7-21.0
8.3
7.3-9.4
492,055
15
13.7-16.5
6.3
5.4-7.3
Oklahoma
202,036
16.1
14.4-17.9
11.9
10.5-13.3
266,556
27.9
25.7-30.2
10.4
9.1-11.8
186,433
20.9
19.0-23.0
5.7
4.8-6.7
Oregon
170,229
14
11.9-16.3
8.7
7.3-10.2
109,037
9.9
8.2-11.8
4.9
3.8-6.1
100,791
9.1
7.5-11.1
4.1
3.2-5.3
Pennsylvania
775,966
16.8
15.5-18.2
12.7
11.5-13.9
651,072
17.9
16.6-19.4
7.7
6.8-8.6
538,263
13.8
12.6-15.0
6.6
5.8-7.5
Rhode Island
52,092
15.2
13.3-17.4
10
8.5-11.6
50,039
16.4
14.4-18.7
8.3
6.8-10.0
43,397
14.1
12.2-16.2
6.6
5.5-8.0
South Carolina
244,630
15.9
14.3-17.6
11.1
9.9-12.5
263,224
22.3
20.5-24.2
7.9
6.9-9.0
207,080
17.1
15.4-18.8
5.9
5.0-6.9
South Dakota
54,348
19.4
16.6-22.5
14.9
12.9-17.1
40,861
18.3
15.7-21.3
9.1
7.5-10.8
34,616
16.1
13.7-18.8
6.9
5.7-8.5
Tennessee
305,920
13.9
12.1-15.9
10.6
9.2-12.3
372,174
23.4
21.1-25.8
7.8
6.6-9.2
225,958
11.9
10.2-13.8
5.9
4.8-7.2
Texas
1,106,235
14.9
13.0-17.0
11.2
9.8-12.9
1,196,235
21.4
19.2-23.9
9
7.8-10.4
904,705
15.9
13.9-18.1
6.4
5.4-7.5
Utah
116,915
18
16.3-19.9
12.5
11.3-13.8
106,471
18.9
17.2-20.7
9.9
8.8-11.1
78,484
14.8
13.3-16.5
6.3
5.4-7.2
Vermont
42,124
16.4
14.4-18.6
14.1
12.5-15.9
48,216
24.3
21.9-26.8
12.4
10.9-14.2
30,740
16.1
14.1-18.4
7.1
6.0-8.3
Virginia
370,673
14.8
13.1-16.7
10
8.7-11.4
390,276
19.9
17.7-22.2
7.5
6.4-8.7
273,548
13.3
11.6-15.2
5.1
4.2-6.1
Washington
449,370
19.7
18.2-21.3
14.7
13.7-15.8
412,140
20.8
19.3-22.4
11.6
10.6-12.7
326,695
17.2
15.8-18.7
8.4
7.5-9.3
West Virginia
97,758
13.5
12.0-15.3
10
8.6-11.6
131,714
21.6
19.6-23.8
9.8
8.3-11.6
79,390
13.1
11.5-14.9
5.4
4.4-6.7
Wisconsin
197,943
10.5
8.5-12.9
7.6
6.0-9.4
138,625
9
7.0-11.5
4.2
3.2-5.6
109,173
7.5
5.7-10.0
2.6
1.8-3.8
Wyoming
33,459
16.4
14.1-19.0
14.7
12.8-16.8
38,643
27
23.9-30.3
11.7
9.9-13.6
27,191
18.5
16.0-21.4
7.5
6.1-9.2
Median (e)  
15.9
  
12
  
 
19.9
  
9
  
 
15.3
  
6.3
  
Range  (e)  
10.5-19.7
  
7.1-15.2
  
 
9.0-30.6
  
4.2-15.5
  
 
7.5-21.3
  
2.6-8.7
  
Puerto Rico
160,786
13.7
12.0-15.7
11.4
10.3-12.5
175,156
16.3
14.4-18.4
9.5
8.0-11.3
170,429
16.5
14.6-18.7
8.6
7.2-10.2
Guam 
5,278
17.2
12.2-23.6
10.6
7.8-14.2
4,703
18.7
12.2-27.5
8
5.7-11.1
3,790
15.9
9.8-24.8
5.7
4.0-8.0


Abbreviation: CI = confidence interval.
a Weighted number of adults with outcome.
b Falls were defined as self-report of number of falls in past 12 months.
c Doctor-diagnosed arthritis was defined based on a "yes" response to the question, "Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have some form of arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, lupus, or fibromyalgia?"
d Injury from a fall was defined as self-report of an injury due to a fall that caused you to limit your regular activities for at least a day.
e Does not include Puerto Rico or Guam.

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