Executive function predicts risk of falls in older adults without balance impairment

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Negative binomial regression models showing relationship between executive function, falling and balance

	Model 1 Full Cohort *n = 188*		Model 2 No Balance Impairment Subset n = 96		Model 3 Balance Impairment Subset n = 92
Covariate	Coefficient	p-value	Coefficient	p-value	Coefficient	p-value
Executive function z-score	-0.30	< 0.10	-0.56	0.03*	-0.18	0.41
Age (yrs)	-0.01	0.58	0.06	0.08	-0.05	0.04*
Female	-0.03	0.91	-0.36	0.43	0.10	0.79
Cumulative Illness Rating scale	0.06	0.25	0.18	0.04*	0.01	0.82
Prior fall history	0.83	0.004**	0.49	0.28	0.84	0.01*
Tinetti Balance	-0.02	0.52

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