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Table 2 Risk profile of falling among older

From: Development of a fall-risk assessment profile for community-dwelling older adults by using the National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan

Predictors

Regression coefficient

Odds Ratio

P-value

Score

Constant

−2.73

   

Age (≥75)

0.08

1.08

0.28

0

Female

0.45

1.57*

0.02

2

Live alone

0.45

1.56*

< 0.01

2

High education

−0.09

0.91

0.59

0

Retired

−0.03

0.98

0.86

0

diabetes

0.003

1.00

0.99

0

Involuntary loss of urine

0.30

1.36*

< 0.01

2

Self-perceived Health (poor)

0.28

1.32*

0.02

1

Pain

0.41

1.51*

< 0.01

2

Hospital admission in the past year

0.88

2.42*

< 0.01

4

ADLs (poor)

0.25

1.29*

0.03

1

Mobility (poor)

0.52

1.68*

< 0.01

3

  1. *: p-value < 0.05