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Table 4 Independent predictors for occasional and recurrent falls at 18 months follow-up

From: Incidence and multidimensional predictors of occasional and recurrent falls among Malaysian community‐dwelling older persons

Domains

Variables

P-value

Exp(B)

[95 % CI]

Occasional falls

 Sociodemographic

Sex (Female)

0.033*

1.57

1.04–2.36

Marital status (Single)

< 0.001*

5.31

3.36–37.48

Falls history

0.006*

1.86

1.19–2.92

 Psychosocial

Depressive symptoms

0.014*

1.10

1.02–1.20

Biochemical

Hemoglobin

0.040*

0.90

0.81-1.00

 Physical performance

Chair stand test

0.040*

0.93

0.87-1.00

Recurrent falls

 Sociodemographic

Falls history

0.002*

2.74

1.45–5.19

 Chronic disease

Stroke

0.003*

8.57

2.12–34.65

 Body composition

Percentage of body fat

0.011*

1.04

1.01–1.08

 Physical performance

Chair stand test

<0.001*

0.87

0.77–0.97

  1. Note: *p<0.05