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Table 3 Correlates of P-FoF (vs No-FoF) among older adults aged 75 and older (n = 249)

From: Transient versus stable nature of fear of falling over 24 months in community-older persons with falls– data of the EU SCOPE project on Kidney function

Predictors

OR (95%CI) P-FoF Crude Model

OR (95%CI) P-FoF Age and gender adjusted Model *

OR (95%CI) P-FoF Fully adjusted Model *

Age [years]

1.00 (0.95 – 1.06)

1.02 (0.96 – 1.08)

0.98 (0.91 – 1.05)

Gender (female)

2.14 (1.24 – 3.70)

2.20 (1.26 – 3.85)

1.63 (0.79 – 3.40)

BMI [kg/m2]

1.07 (1.01 – 1.14)

1.08 (1.01 – 1.14)

1.06 (0.99 – 1.14)

Dependency in 1 or more IADL, n (%)

1.94 (1.12 – 3.38)

2.52 (1.37 – 4.64)

1.69 (0.82 – 3.46)

Quality of Life (EQoL-VAS) <  = 75

2.53 (1.45 – 4.44)

2.51 (1.42 – 4.43)

1.86 (0.97 – 3.59)

SPPB < 7

3.55 (1.82 – 6.93)

3.44 (1.73 – 6.81)

1.45 (0.62 – 3.38)

Osteoporosis

2.98 (1.59 – 5.57)

2.59 (1.36 – 4.93)

2.68 (1.31 – 5.48)

CIRS-G

1.07 (1.01 – 1.14)

1.09 (1.03 – 1.16)

1.03 (0.96 – 1.10)

GDS > 5

5.98 (2.28 – 15.7)

5.67 (2.14 – 15.0)

3.54 (1.23 – 10.1)

Use of walking aid

3.01 (1.57 – 5.80)

3.17 (1.58 – 6.37)

1.76 (0.76 – 4.04)

Injurious falls

1.81 (1.05 – 3.12)

1.78 (1.02 – 3.09)

1.62 (0.85 – 3.09)

Living alone

2.14 (1.15 – 3.98)

1.89 (1.00 – 3.56)

2.44 (1.17 – 5.06)

  1. Abbreviations: No-FoF no Fear of Falling, P-FoF persistent Fear of Falling, BMI body mass index, GDS geriatric depression scale, IADL instrumental activities of daily living, SSPB short physical performance battery, EQoL-VAS visualisation scale of EuroQoL-5D, CIRS Cumulative Illness Rating Score
  2. * in age and gender adjusted models, the OR of every variable, corrected for age and sex is calculated, while in fully adjusted models the OR of every variable, corrected for age, sex and the other variables is calculated