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Table 2 Odds of any fall in the last 12 months for sociodemographic and HIV-related characteristics (n = 897)

From: Comorbidities and psychosocial factors as correlates of self-reported falls in a nationwide sample of community-dwelling people aging with HIV in Germany

 

No Falls (n = 732)

Any Falls (n = 165)

Odds Ratio

Agea (years)

57.3 (6.7)

57.6 (6.7)

1.01 (.98; 1.03)

Sex: female

88 (12%)

28 (17%)

1.50 (.94; 2.38)

Sexual orientation: homosexual

578 (80%)

129 (78%)

.91 (.60; 1.38)

Socioeconomic statusa

12.6 (4.1)

11.5 (3.8)

.93 (.89; .98)

Relationship status: not partnered

321 (44%)

90 (55%)

1.55 (1.10; 2.17)

Living status: alone

381 (52%)

103 (64%)

1.60 (1.13; 2.27)

Duration of HIV infectiona (years)

16.5 (8.4)

17.9 (9.1)

1.02 (.99; 1.04)

HIV-1 RNA: detectable

68 (10%)

21 (14%)

1.48 (.88; 2.50)

AIDS diagnosis: yes

225 (32%)

71 (46%)

1.79 (1.26; 2.55)

  1. Note: ART antiretroviral therapy, RNA ribonucleic acid. Odds Ratios in bold are significant at the .05 level
  2. a For metric variables table shows arithmetic mean and standard deviation