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Table 5 Multivariate 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

 

Model 1a

 

Model 2b

 

Variable

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Odds Ratio (95 % CI)

p value

Frailty (Frailty Index > =0.25)

2.95 (1.41–6.17)

0.004

-

-

Frailty Index (per 0.01 increase)

-

-

1.05 (1.02–1.08)

0.001

Age

0.99 (0.94–1.04)

0.66

0.98 (0.92–1.03)

0.37

Female gender

1.12 (0.58–2.14)

0.74

1.15 (0.59–2.21)

0.69

Two falls in the past year

5.17 (1.56–17.10)

0.007

5.06 (1.47–17.39)

0.01

  1. aModel 1 used frailty (Frailty Index > =0.25) as an independent variable adjusted for age, gender, and history of two falls in the past year
  2. bModel 2 used Frailty Index as an independent variable adjusted for age, gender, and history of two falls in the past year
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BMC Geriatrics

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