From: Association between chronic diseases and falls among a sample of older people in Finland
Variable | OR (95% CI) | P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
One-time faller | No chronic diseases | reference | |
One chronic disease | 0.392 | 0.392 | |
Two chronic diseases | 0.526 | 0.526 | |
Three chronic diseases | 0.424 | 0.424 | |
Four chronic diseases | 0.770 | 0.770 | |
Five chronic diseases | 0.616 | 0.616 | |
Six or more chronic diseases | 0.529 | 0.529 | |
Age 65–74 | reference | ||
Age 75–84 | 4.48 (2.56–7.83) | < 0.001 | |
Age ≥ 85 | 2.78 (1.03–7.48) | 0.044 | |
Gender | 0.98 (0.59–1.65) | 0.951 | |
Recurrent faller | No chronic diseases | reference | |
One chronic disease | 0.72 (0.14–3.64) | 0.692 | |
Two chronic diseases | 1.30 (0.30–5.60) | 0.723 | |
Three chronic diseases | 2.92 (0.76–11.19) | 0.116 | |
Four chronic diseases | 1.82 (0.35–9.47) | 0.474 | |
Five chronic diseases | 11.7 (2.99–46.44) | 0.000 | |
Six or more chronic diseases | 8.60 (2.10–35.17) | 0.003 | |
Age 65–74 | reference | ||
Age 75–84 | 1.00 (0.47–2.13) | 0.947 | |
Age ≥ 85 | 2.07 (0.82–1.07) | 0.122 | |
Gender (female) | 1.05 (0.54–1.05) | 0.870 |