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Table 3 Recurrent pain-fall multivariate analysis

From: Pain and recurrent falls in the older and oldest-old non-institutionalized population

Variablea

65–79 years (n = 192)

80 years or more (n = 402)

OR

CI 95%

p

OR

CI 95%

p

Pain

1.47

1.08–2.00

0.017

   

Drugs with risk of falls

3.56

1.75–7.25

< 0.01

0.55

0.33–0.90

0.018

Balance

0.45

0.28–0.73

< 0.01

   

Number of drugs

   

1.26

1.11–1.43

< 0.01

Age

   

1.09

1.02–1.15

< 0.009

Affective symptoms

   

1.28

1.06–1.56

0.012

  1. (a): The initial variables (step 1) of the model for both age groups were pain, muscle strength, drugs that increase the risk of falls, balance, cognitive decline, age, gender, affective symptoms and number of drugs