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Table 2 Association of gait, cognition, and MCR with falls over 5 years

From: Gait, cognition and falls over 5 years, and motoric cognitive risk in New Zealand octogenarians: Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ

Predictors

Estimate

95% CI

OR(a)

P

Māori gait & cognition model(a)

 Gender (Male)

0.44

0.00 to 0.88

1.56

0.04

 Age

0.04

−0.02 to 0.12

1.62

0.21

 Cognition(3MS)

− 0.04

− 0.22 to 0.13

0.95

0.64

 Gait speed (m/s)

0.18

−0.46 to 0.83

1.19

0.58

Māori MCR model(a)

 Gender (Male)

0.41

−0.85 to 0.20

0.66

0.06

 Age

0.04

−0.02 to 0.12

1.05

0.20

 MCR (subjective cognitive complaint and slow gait)

0.24

−0.87 to 1.35

1.27

0.67

 Subjective cognitive complaint *normal gait

0.10

−0.38 to 0.60

1.11

0.66

 No subjective cognitive complaint * slow gait

−0.33

−0.94 to0.27

0.71

0.27

Non-Māori gait & cognition model(a)

 Gender (Male)

0.12

−0.44 to 0.19

0.88

0.44

 Age

0.05

−0.02 to 0.13

1.05

0.17

 Cognition (3MS)

−0.11

−0.24 to 0.00

0.89

0.07

 Gait speed (m/s)

−0.91

−1.44 to − 0.38

0.40

< 0.001

Non-Māori MCR model(a)

 Gender (Male)

0.15

−0.16 to 0.46

1.16

0.33

 Age

0.05

−0.02 to 0.13

1.05

0.19

 MCR (subjective cognitive complaint and slow gait)

0.89

0.05 to 1.73

2.45

0.03

 Subjective cognitive compaint *normal gait

0.50

0.06 to 0.93

1.65

0.02

 No subjective cognitive complaint * slow gait

0.63

0.29 to 0.97

1.87

< 0.001

  1. (a)Abbreviation: 3MS Modified Mini Mental Status Examination, MCR Motoric Cognitive Risk, OR calculated from exponentiated estimates
  2. Data in bold are significant