From: Risk factors for falls in older adults in a South African Urban Community
 | Non fallers versus Fallers | Non fallers versus Recurrent Fallers | |||||||
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Factor | OR | 95Â % CI | P-value | Factor | OR | 95Â % CI | P-value | ||
History of previous fall | History of previous fall | ||||||||
 No | 1 |  |  |  |  No | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 2.28 | 1.49 | 3.48 | <0.0001 |  Yes | 8.66 | 3.69 | 20.29 | <0.0001 |
Dizziness /vertigo | Dizziness /vertigo | ||||||||
 No | 1 |  |  |  |  No | 1 |  |  |  |
 Yes | 1.87 | 1.19 | 2.93 | 0.007 |  Yes | 2.46 | 1.14 | 5.33 | 0.022 |
Ethnic group | Ethnic group | ||||||||
 Black African | 1 |  |  |  |  Black African | 1 |  |  |  |
 Mixed ancestry | 1.98 | 1.11 | 3.51 | 0.020 |  Mixed ancestry | 5.19 | 1.28 | 21.15 | 0.021 |
 White | 3.32 | 1.65 | 6.69 | 0.001 |  White | 7.04 | 1.39 | 35.68 | 0.018 |
Cognitive score (SOMCT) | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.08 | 0.021 | Cognitive score (SOMCT) | 1.06 | .99 | 1.14 | 0.068 |
 |  |  |  |  | Marital status | ||||
 |  |  |  |  |  Married | 1 |  |  |  |
 |  |  |  |  |  Not married | 2.87 | 1.16 | 7.11 | 0.023 |
 |  |  |  |  | Timed Up and Go test (secs) | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.10 | 0.002 |