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Table 3 Risk factors for falls by gender: multivariate analysis

From: Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women

 

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Men

 Outdoor environmental hazards

1.34* (1.02–1.75)

 Non-Hispanic White

1.60** (1.22–2.08)

 No job or retirement

0.69** (0.51–0.92)

 Fear of falling

1.81** (1.38–2.37)

 Balance impairment

2.80** (2.15–3.65)

 Use of a walking aid

1.82** (1.31–2.52)

 Walk for exercise

0.78* (0.62–0.98)

Women

 Indoor environmental hazards

1.37* (1.04–1.79)

 Non-Hispanic White

1.45** (1.18–1.79)

 Poor health

1.50* (1.03–2.18)

 Fear of falling

1.59** (1.31–1.92)

 Balance impairment

2.43** (1.99–2.98)

 Depression

1.23* (1.02–1.49)

 Medication use

1.40** (1.15–1.69)

 Frequency of going outside

1.34* (1.06–1.71)

 Walk for exercise

0.81* (0.68–0.97)

  1. Note: **p < 0.01, *0.01 ≤ p < 0.05 †0.05 ≤ p < 0.1; after adjusted for all covariates, including age, Non-Hispanic White, education, no job or retirement, home ownership, household income, house type, poor health, fear of falling, balance impairment, mobility limitation, vision impairment, arthritis, number of medical conditions, depression, medication use, gait speed, use of a walking aid, frequency of going outside, and walk for exercise