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Table 3 Logistic Regression Results of Fall Risk Factors on Falls: R Aged 65 and Over, China

From: Falls and risk factors of falls for urban and rural community-dwelling older adults in China

Variable

Urban

Rural

B

S.E.

OR (95% C.I.)

B

S.E.

OR (95% C.I.)

1) Personal Characteristics

 Sex (ref. = female)

−0.29**

0.09

0.75 (0.63, 0.90)

−0.11

0.10

0.89 (0.74, 1.08)

 Age

0.02*

0.01

1.02 (1.01, 1.03)

0.00

0.01

1.00 (0.99, 1.02)

 If illiterate (ref. = no)

−0.07

0.10

0.93 (0.77, 1.13)

0.02

0.08

1.02 (0.87, 1.20)

 Natural log of household income per capita

−0.14***

0.04

0.87 (0.81, 0.93)

−0.04

0.03

0.96 (0.90, 1.02)

 Living alone (ref. = no)

0.05

0.09

1.05 (0.88, 1.26)

0.12

0.09

1.13 (0.94, 1.36)

2) Health Status

 Vision

−0.08*

0.04

0.92 (0.83, 0.97)

−0.24***

0.05

0.78 (0.71, 0.86)

 Hypertension(ref. = no)

0.13*

0.07

1.14 (1.02, 1.32)

0.09*

0.08

1.09 (1.03, 1.23)

 Heart Disease(ref. = no)

0.24**

0.08

1.27 (1.09, 1.47)

0.23*

0.09

1.26 (1.05, 1.51)

 Arthritis(ref. = no)

0.29***

0.08

1.33 (1.15, 1.55)

0.14*

0.08

1.15 (1.08, 1.34)

 Cervical and lumbar spondylosis(ref. = no)

0.27**

0.08

1.31 (1.11, 1.54)

0.22*

0.10

1.23 (1.01, 1.48)

 Cerebrovascular disease(ref. = no)

0.36***

0.09

1.43 (1.20, 1.70)

0.46***

0.11

1.59 (1.28, 1.98)

 Self-rated health

−0.30***

0.05

0.74 (0.67, 0.82)

−0.35***

0.05

0.71 (0.64, 0.78)

 Cognitive function damage

0.16***

0.02

1.17 (1.12, 1.23)

0.14***

0.02

1.15 (1.11, 1.21)

 ADL disability

0.06***

0.02

1.07 (1.03, 1.10)

0.11***

0.02

1.17 (1.08, 1.15)

 Depression(ref. = no)

0.19*

0.09

1.21 (1.01, 1.44)

0.16*

0.01

1.17 (1.05, 1.37)

3) Environmental Factors

 Whether tap water is available(ref. = no)

−0.31

0.30

0.73 (0.41, 1.31)

− 0.23**

0.08

0.80 (0.69, 0.93)

Apartment type (ref. = one-story)

 High rise building with elevator or on 1st floor

0.13

0.12

1.14 (0.91, 1.43)

−0.02

0.12

0.98 (0.78, 1.23)

 High rise building without elevator

0.15*

0.10

1.17 (1.07, 1.42)

0.33**

0.10

1.40 (1.15, 1.69)

 If satisfied with living condition (ref. = no)

−0.31***

0.09

0.73 (0.61, 0.88)

−0.24*

0.10

0.78 (0.65, 0.95)

4) Physical Exercise

 Taichi (ref. = no)

0.10

0.16

1.11 (0.82, 1.50)

−0.12

0.64

0.89 (0.25, 3.08)

 Muscle-toning exercises

0.08

0.13

1.09 (0.85, 1.39)

−0.07

0.38

0.93 (0.43, 2.03)

 Taking a walk

−0.19*

0.08

0.82 (0.70, 0.97)

0.13

0.08

1.14 (0.98, 1.32)

5) Life Styles

 Whether smoked (ref. = no)

0.11

0.10

1.12 (0.93, 1.35)

0.05

0.10

1.06 (0.87, 1.29)

 Whether drank (ref. = no)

0.12*

0.09

1.13 (1.04, 1.36)

−0.02

0.09

0.98 (0.82, 1.18)

 cons

−0.63

0.67

0.53 (0.14, 1.98)

−0.69

0.57

0.50 (0.16, 1.54)

 N

7133

6105

 Chi - square

536.30

567.11

 Log likelihood

- 2778.17

- 2536.03

 Nagelkerke R Square

0.08

0.10

  1. Note:* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. Source: 2010 wave of the Chinese Longitudinal Survey on Urban and Rural Elderly