Table 3 Baseline Factors Associated with Trajectory by Multinomial Logistic Regression Analysis Using the Stable-Low Trajectory Group as the Reference
Predictive factors | Stable-low then higher trajectory (N = 72, 33%) | Constantly higher trajectory (N = 32, 14%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ORa | 95%CIb | P-valuec | ORa | 95%CIb | P-valuec | |
Age | ||||||
≥ 80 years | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
< 80 years | 0.25 | 0.10–0.66 | 0.005 | 0.19 | 0.02–1.37 | 0.10 |
Profession | ||||||
Housewife, Other profession | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Farmer | 10.70 | 1.09–14.44 | 0.041 | 0.43 | 0.09–20.09 | 0.666 |
Worker | 1.38 | 0.19–9.97 | 0.747 | 10.33 | 0.74–15.60 | 0.081 |
Employee/ Intermediate profession in company | 1.47 | 0.33–6.36 | 0.606 | 0.10 | 0.05–2.25 | 0.150 |
Executive manager, entrepreneur | 0.83 | 0.12–5.37 | 0.847 | 0.38 | 0.17–8.48 | 0.545 |
Trader/ Liberal profession | 1.06 | 0.65–12.72 | 0.159 | 1.21 | 0.15–9.47 | 0.856 |
Employee/Senior/ Intermediate Public Service Occupation | 0.60 | 0.40–8.24 | 0.435 | 2.26 | 0.21–24.42 | 0.499 |
School level | ||||||
Secondary/higher education | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Can read, write, count | 5.30 | 0.96–9.16 | 0.055 | 3.01 | 0.25–36.42 | 0.384 |
Certificate of Primary Education | 0.54 | 0.17–1.70 | 0.293 | 0.25 | 0.04–1.56 | 0.139 |
College certificate | 0.40 | 0.11–1.46 | 0.166 | 0.19 | 0.02–1.73 | 0.142 |
Financial assistance | ||||||
No assistance | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Assistance | 0.36 | 0.11–1.12 | 0.071 | 2.35 | 0.09–7.56 | 0.009 |
Human assistance | ||||||
No assistance | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Assistance | 0.24 | 0.09–0.61 | 0.003 | 3.30 | 1.13–8.26 | 0.002 |
Hobbies | ||||||
No | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 1.38 | 0.21–9.08 | 0.732 | 22.21 | 1.44–34.25 | 0.001 |
Membership of an association | ||||||
No | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 2.67 | 1.02–7.00 | 0.005 | 1.05 | 0.25–4.37 | 0.056 |
Comorbidity> 2 | ||||||
No | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 3.79 | 1.48–9.68 | 0.005 | 4.89 | 0.95–25.05 | 0.0565 |
MMS | ||||||
≥ 24 | 1.00 | Referent | Referent | |||
< 24 | 0.31 | 0.27–1.98 | 0.540 | 2.12 | 1.95–10.05 | <.0001 |
MNA | ||||||
≥ 24 | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
< 24 | 0.35 | 0.12–1.04 | 0.056 | 1.31 | 0.51–3.28 | 0.5632 |
Antecedent fall | ||||||
No | 1.00 | Referent | 1.00 | Referent | ||
Yes | 2.72 | 1.28–5.77 | 0.009 | 1.31 | 0.52–3.31 | 0.418 |