Self-reported fall and associated factors among adult people with visual impairment in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Factors associated with fall among adults with visual impairment in Gondar University Specialized Referral Hospital, Ethiopia (n = 328)

Variables	Self-reported fall		Univariate COR (95%CI)	Multivariate AOR (95%CI)
Variables	Yes	No	Univariate COR (95%CI)	Multivariate AOR (95%CI)
Age (years)
18–44	16	62	1.19 (0.61–2.34)	0.39 (0.14–1.16)
45–64	34	110	2.17 (1.09–4.27) *	0.37 (0.12–1.16)
> 64	38	68	1.00	1.00
Residence
Urban	45	90	1.00	1.00
Rural	43	150	0.57 (0.35–0.94) *	0.69 (0.32–1.49)
Fear of falling
Not at all concerned	8	115	1.00	1.00
Somewhat concerned	26	81	4.49 (1.94–10.43) **	4.12 (1.44–11.76) **
Very concerned	54	47	16.08 (7.11–36.4) **	10.03 (3.03–33.21) **
Sleep disturbance
No	48	203	1.00	1.00
Yes	40	37	4.57 (2.67–7.89) *	1.62 (0.73–3.58)
Depression
No	76	230	1.00	1.00
Yes	12	10	3.6 (1.51–8.74) **	3.46 (1.11–10.79) **
Severity of visual impairment
Mild	18	115	1.00	1.00
Moderate	39	93	0.16 (0.08–0.33) *	1.01 (0.32–3.14)
Severe	31	32	0.43 (0.23–0.79) *	1.11 (0.47–2.63)
Visual impairment
One eye	06	70	1.00	1.00
Both eyes	82	170	5.62 (2.35–13.49)*	3.21 (1.11–9.29)*
Medication intake
No	32	190	1.00	1.00
Yes	56	50	6.65 (3.89–11.35) **	4.63 (2.14–10.00) **
Diabetes mellitus
No	74	234	1.00	1.00
Yes	14	6	7.38 (2.42–19.88) *	1.64 (0.24–10.79)
Hypertension
No	72	231	1.00	1.00
Yes	16	9	5.7 (2.42–13.45) *	1.85 (0.55–6.17)

*variables significant with p-value ≤0.01; ** variables significant with p-value ≤0.05, 1 = reference category; COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval

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