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

Table 4 Correlates of P-FoF (vs T-FoF) among older adults aged 75 and older (n = 306)

Predictors	Crude Model OR (95%CI)	Age and gender adjusted Model ^* OR (95%CI)	Fully adjusted Model ^* OR (95%CI)
Age [years]	1.01 (0.96 – 1.07)	1.02 (0.97 – 1.08)	1.01 (0.96 – 1.07)
Gender (female)	1.74 (1.08 – 2.80)	1.77 (1.10 – 2.88)	1.95 (1.16 – 3.27)
BMI [kg/m²]	1.09 (1.03 – 1.15)	1.09 (1.04 – 1.15)	1.08 (1.02 – 1.14)
CIRS-G	1.08 (1.03 – 1.13)	1.09 (1.04 – 1.15)	1.07 (1.02 – 1.13)
GDS > 5	2.97 (1.59 – 5.53)	2.77 (1.48 – 5.20)	2.55 (1.33 – 4.88)

Abbreviations: P-FoF persistent Fear of Falling, T-FoF Transient Fear of Falling, BMI body mass index, GDS geriatric depression scale, CIRS Cumulative Illness Rating Score
^* 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

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