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Table 2 Odds Ratios (OR) and 95 % Confidence Intervals (CI) for the association between excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS)* and falls for women1 and men2, unadjusted and fully adjusted models

From: Excessive daytime sleepiness and falls among older men and women: cross-sectional examination of a population-based sample

 

OR

95 % CI

p-value

Women

   

Unadjusted

   

EDS

2.19

1.20, 4.01

0.01

Adjusted

   

EDS

2.54

1.24, 5.21

0.01

Age

0.99

0.96, 1.03

0.80

Walking aid

2.20

1.00, 4.18

0.05

Nocturia

1.56

1.01, 2.80

0.05

Diabetic status

0.88

0.34, 2.01

0.70

Antidepressant medication use

4.54

2.34, 8.83

0.001

EDS*Antidepressant medication use

0.19

0.04, 0.85

0.03

Men

   

Unadjusted

   

EDS

1.78

0.04, 1.19

0.06

Adjusted

   

EDS

1.26

0.65, 2.52

0.48

Age

1.10

1.03, 1.10

<0.01

Height

1.00

1.00, 1.00

0.74

Hours sleep/night

0.92

0.77, 1.09

0.32

Nocturia

1.05

0.60, 1.85

0.85

Mood disorder (current)

1.98

0.36, 10.75

0.43

  1. *Denotes Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) score ≥10
  2. 1Self-reported falls in the previous 12 months
  3. 2Elderly Falls Screening Test (EFST) scores (referent value EFST score <2)
  4. Significant values are indicated by bold font