Abstract: ObjectiveTo understand the epidemiological pattern of falls among the elderly residents in Baoan District and to evaluate the risk factors for falls.MethodsBy using random cluster sampling method, the elderly people aged 60 and above, residing at least one year in one of six communities in Baoan District were selected as the survey participants. Survey contents included basic demographic information, risk factors for falls, and the occurrence of falls over the past one year. Univariate and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify risk factors associated with the falls.ResultsA total of 328 elderly residents participated in the survey and 327 questionnaires were valid. Of the 327 subjects, 201 were female (61.47%) and 126, male (38.53%). The age ranged from 60 to 91 years, and 46.79% (153/327) of them were aged from 60 to 64 years. In the previous year, 25 subjects fell, with an incidence rate of 7.65%. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the subjects with history of fall (OR=31.834, 95%CI:10.372-97.701) and high risk housing environment (OR=1.189, 95%CI:1.022-1.383) were more likely to have higher incidence of falls.ConclusionThe incidence of falls was lower in the elderly in Baoan District, Shenzhen. Risk factors for the elderly falls were the history of fall and high risk housing environment.