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Table 4 Results of logistic regression models

From: Association between anemia and falls in community-dwelling older people: cross-sectional results from the KORA-Age study

 

Unadjusted model

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Hemoglobin-level (continuous, per SD decrease)

Total sample

1.36 (1.14-1.64)

1.13 (0.92-1.38)

1.11 (0.90-1.37)

1.09 (0.89-1.34)

Age 65-74

1.25 (0.91-1.73)

1.12 (0.78-1.61)

1.09 (0.75-1.57)

1.10 (0.76-1.59)

Age >74

1.35 (1.09-1.69)

1.23 (0.97-1.57)

1.21 (0.94-1.55)

1.15 (0.89-1.48)

Men

1.25 (0.94-1.65)

1.15 (0.87-1.54)

1.14 (0.85-1.55)

1.11 (0.83-1.49)

Age 65-74

0.98 (0.60-1.62)

 

1.00 (0.60-1.66)

1.00 (0.60-1.66)

Age >74

1.33 (0.94-1.87)

 

1.29 (0.89-1.85)

1.19 (0.83-1.73)

Women

1.25 (0.95-1.64)

1.11 (0.83-1.47)

1.09 (0.81-1.45)

1.07 (0.80-1.43)

Age 65-74

1.28 (0.77-2.13)

 

1.21 (0.72-2.03)

1.22 (0.72-2.06)

Age >74

1.15 (0.83-1.61)

 

1.14 (0.81-1.60)

1.09 (0.76-1.54)

Anemia definition according WHO[12]

Total sample

1.35 (0.87-2.09)

1.18 (0.75-1.86)

1.13 (0.71-1.80)

1.06 (0.66-1.70)

Age 65-74

1.24 (0.50-3.12)

1.23 (0.49-3.09)

1.17 (0.46-2.97)

1.21 (0.47-3.09)

Age >74

1.24 (0.74-2.05)

1.35 (0.81-2.26)

1.29 (0.76-2.19)

1.12 (0.65-1.92)

Men

1.79 (0.94-3.41)

1.51 (0.78-2.95)

1.49 (0.75-2.97)

1.35 (0.67-2.71)

Age 65-74

1.13 (0.24-5.30)

 

1.18 (0.25-5.61)

1.18 (0.24-5.90)

Age >74

1.85 (0.88-3.91)

 

1.73 (0.79-3.78)

1.50 (0.68-3.32)

Women

1.18 (0.65-2.17)

0.96 (0.52-1.80)

0.92 (0.49-1.74)

0.87 (0.46-1.66)

Age 65-74

1.29 (0.41-4.09)

 

1.20 (0.37-3.85)

1.22 (0.38-3.94)

Age >74

1.03 (0.50-2.11)

 

1.00 (0.48-2.08)

0.86 (0.40-1.81)

Joint analyses (total sample)

Anemic & frail

1.82 (1.05-3.15)

1.32 (0.74-2.38)

1.27 (0.70-2.30)

 

Anemic & not frail

1.51 (0.73-3.14)

1.54 (0.73-3.25)

1.49 (0.70-3.16)

 

Not anemic & frail

1.76 (1.17-2.63)

1.40 (0.91-2.15)

1.38 (0.90-2.13)

 

Not anemic & not frail

1.00

1.00

1.00

 

Anemic & disabled

2.99 (1.69-5.29)

2.17 (1.18-3.99)

2.10 (1.12-3.93)

 

Anemic & not disabled

0.94 (0.48-1.84)

0.87 (0.44-1.72)

0.85 (0.43-1.70)

 

Not anemic & disabled

2.32 (1.50-3.58)

1.64 (1.03-2.61)

1.61 (1.00-2.58)

 

Not anemic & not disabled

1.00

1.00

1.00

 
  1. Model 1: adjusted for age (in years, only in the whole sample and in sex-stratified analyses) and sex (only in the whole sample and in the age-stratified analyses).
  2. Model 2: in addition to model 1 adjusted for number of drugs.
  3. Model 3: in addition to model 2 adjusted for disability.
  4. Significant results are written in bold.