Association between daily activities and fall in older adults: an analysis of longitudinal ageing study in India (2017–18)

Table 3 Association (adjusted odds ratio) of ADLs and IADLs with falls controlling for confounding factors

Variables	Categories	Adjusted for age and gender (model 1)	Adjusted for Balance and gait (model 2)
Variables	Categories	OR 95% CI	OR 95% CI
Pushing-Pulling objects	No difficulty	0
Pushing-Pulling objects	Difficulty	1.30 (1.15 – 1.46) **	1.40 (1.21 – 1.61) **
Climbing flight of stairs	No difficulty	0
Climbing flight of stairs	Difficulty	1.13 (1.01– 1.27) *	–
Arising from chair	No difficulty	0
Arising from chair	Difficulty	1.12 (1.01 – 1.26) *	1.27 (0.99 – 1.26) *
ADL difficulty	None
	Up to 4	1.12 (1.04 –1.43) *	1.21 (1.10 – 1.49) *
	More than 4	1.32 (1.08 – 1.67) *	1.31 (1.11 – 1.73) *
IADL difficulty	None
	Upto 2	1.15 (1.06 – 1.26) **	1.16 (1.06 – 1.28) *
	More than 2	1.39 (1.02 – 1.89) *	1.18 (1.07 – 1.29) **

Model 1: Adjusted by age and gender; Model 2: adjusted for balance impairment and slow gait speed
^* Significance at p < 0.05,
^** Significance at p-value < 0.01

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