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Table 4 Univariate logistic regression models predicting falls during the 24-week follow-up

From: Frailty predicts short-term incidence of future falls among British community-dwelling older people: a prospective cohort study nested within a randomised controlled trial

Variable

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Frailty (Frailty Index > =0.25)

3.04 (1.53–6.02)

0.001

Frailty Index (per 0.01 increase)

1.05 (1.02–1.07)

<0.001

Age

1.00 (0.96–1.05)

0.93

Female gender

1.18 (0.63–2.21)

0.60

White ethnicity

0.29 (0.07–1.28)

0.10

Education (college/university)

1.12 (0.62–2.03)

0.70

Income (£20001+)

1.67 (0.89–3.13)

0.11

Site (London)

0.85 (0.46–1.56)

0.59

Number of falls in the past year

1.49 (0.91–2.42)

0.11

Any falls in the past year

1.13 (0.57–2.21)

0.73

Two falls in the past year

6.07 (1.90–19.39)

0.002