Table 2 Associations between participants’ characteristics and FoF, unadjusted logistic analysis (n = 725)
Fear of falling | |||
|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | ||
Socio-demographic characteristic | |||
Gender | Male | 1 | |
Female | 2.90*** | (2.11–3.89) | |
Age (yr) | 60–69 | 1 | |
70–79 | 2.05*** | (1.43–2.94) | |
≥ 80 | 4.65*** | (3.15–6.86) | |
Residential area | Hue city | 1 | |
Phu Vang District | 1.33 | (0.98–1.80) | |
Marital status | Married | 1 | |
Single or formerly married | 2.33*** | (1.67–3.24) | |
Education level | College and higher | 1 | |
Low education | 5.61 | (2.78–11.32) | |
Primary to high school | 1.88 | (0.96–3.66) | |
Living arrangement | Living with others | 1 | |
Alone | 2.35** | (1.40–3.96) | |
Physical functional status | |||
Experience of injury | No | 1 | |
Yes | 4.95*** | (2.70–9.06) | |
History of fall | No | 1 | |
Yes | 5.75*** | (2.97–11.12) | |
Arthritis | No | 1 | |
Yes | 1.79*** | (1.31–2.44) | |
Hypertension | No | 1 | |
Yes | 1.49** | (1.11–2.01) | |
Limitation of the IADL | No | 1 | |
Yes | 8.48*** | (5.96–12.07) | |
Limitation of the BADL | No | 1 | |
Yes | 10.84*** | (6.58–17.85) | |
Visual ability | No difficulty | 1 | |
Have difficulty | 3.09*** | (2.27–4.21) | |
Walking ability | No difficulty | 1 | |
Have difficulty | 9.78*** | (6.75–14.17) | |
Social support | High | 1 | |
Low | 2.04** | (1.21–3.45) | |
Moderate | 0.92 | (0.67–1.26) | |
Cognitive function | Normal | 1 | |
Impairment | 6.42*** | (4.10–10.06) | |