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Table 4 Multivariate predictors of occurrence of falls (≥1 fall) during follow-up (n = 781)

From: Fall predictors in older cancer patients: a multicenter prospective study

 

Coefficients

Wald Chi Square

p-value

 

-1.846

130.4

<0.0001

Selected baseline variables

Coefficients

Wald Chi-Square

p

Odds ratio’s

95% CI

Fall history in the past 12 months (fall history vs no fall history in the past 12 months)

0.684

43.3

<0.0001

3.926

2.612-5.901

ADL (ADL independent vs ADL dependent)

-0.354

9.5

0.002

0.492

0.314-0.772

MOB-T for fatigue (no fatigue vs fatigue)

-0.484

13.7

0.0002

0.380

0.228-0.634

Geriatric risk profile by G8 (no geriatric risk profile vs geriatric risk profile)

-0.377

5.5

0.019

0.471

0.251-0.883

Living situation (living alone vs not living alone)

0.245

5.2

0.023

1.631

1.071-2.482

  1. Legend: ADL: Activities of Daily Living; MOB-T: Mobility Tiredness Test.