Table 3 Logistic regression analysis: odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for fear of falling and avoidance of activity for socio-demographic, health-related and psychosocial variables

Socio-demographic

-Age

Reference

1.04 (1.00 – 1.08)

Reference

1.04 (1.00 – 1.09)

-Sex (female)

Reference

2.28 (1.41 – 3.69)

Reference

1.40 (0.89 – 2.19)

-Educational level (low)¹

Reference

1.03 (0.68 – 1.56)

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-Living alone

Reference

0.87 (0.56 – 1.34)

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Health-related

-Activity of daily living²

Reference

1.17 (1.11 – 1.23)

Reference

1.20 (1.14 – 1.27)

-Impaired vision²

Reference

1.08 (0.94 – 1.23)

Reference

1.07 (0.93 – 1.22)

-Impaired hearing²

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-Perceived general health (poor/fair)

Reference

1.07 (0.67 – 1.71)

Reference

1.32 (0.82 – 2.14)

-Number of chronic conditions

Reference

0.99 (0.87 – 1.13)

Reference

1.04 (0.91 – 1.19)

-Cognitive functioning³

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-One or more falls in previous six months

Reference

1.49 (1.01 – 2.20)

Reference

1.31 (0.89 – 1.95)

Psychosocial

-General self-efficacy³

Reference

0.99 (0.97 – 1.01)

Reference

1.00 (0.98 – 1.02)

-Mastery³

Reference

1.01 (0.96 – 1.06)

Reference

0.97 (0.92 – 1.02)

-Social support interactions³

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-Feelings of loneliness (all the time/mostly/often)

Reference

1.26 (0.69 – 2.31)

Reference

0.73 (0.41 – 1.30)

-Feelings of anxiety²

Reference

1.03 (0.98 – 1.10)

Reference

1.05 (0.99 – 1.11)

-Symptoms of depression²

Reference

1.05 (0.98 – 1.13)

Reference

0.96 (0.90 – 1.03)