Table 3 Univariate scores for individual predictors of occasional and recurrent falls

Occasional falls

 Sociodemographic

Sex (Female)

0.001*

1.62

1.22–2.16

Marital status (Single)

0.036*

2.57

1.06–6.23

Falls history

< 0.001*

2.42

1.76–3.33

 Psychosocial

Depressive symptoms

0.013*

1.08

1.02–1.14

 Body composition

Fat-free mass

0.007*

0.97

0.96–0.99

Skeletal muscle mass

0.006*

0.96

0.93–0.99

 Nutrition

Energy

0.037*

1.00

1.00–1.00

Carbohydrate

0.009*

1.00

1.00–1.00

Zinc

0.089*

0.93

0.86–1.01

 Biochemical

Hemoglobin

0.002*

0.88

0.88–0.96

 Cognitive test

MMSE

0.037*

0.97

0.94-1.00

MoCA

0.031*

0.97

0.95-1.00

Digit Symbol

0.039*

0.94

0.88-1.00

 Physical performance

Chair stand test

0.039*

0.95

0.91-1.00

Dominant handgrip muscle strength test

0.002*

0.97

0.95–0.99

Recurrent falls

 Sociodemographic

Sex (Female)

0.001*

2.30

1.44–3.67

Living alone

0.017*

2.04

1.14–3.67

Falls history

< 0.001*

4.08

2.59–6.42

 Chronic disease

Stroke

0.036*

3.21

1.08–9.55

Joint pain

0.006*

1.90

1.20–3.01

 Psychosocial

Depressive symptoms

0.001*

1.14

1.05–1.24

 Body composition

Fat mass

0.039*

1.03

1.00-1.05

Fat-free mass

0.025*

0.97

0.94-1.00

Skeletal muscle mass

0.020*

0.94

0.90–0.99

Percentage of body fat

0.006*

1.03

1.01–1.05

 Biochemical

Hemoglobin

0.008*

0.83

0.72–0.95

 Physical performance

Chair stand test

< 0.001*

0.87

0.80–0.94

Timed Up and Go test

0.001*

1.08

1.03–1.13

Dominant handgrip muscle strength test

0.001*

0.95

0.92–0.98