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Table 4 Unstandardized parameters resulting from cumulative logit models for repeated falls (n = 5267)

From: Trajectories of mobility difficulty and falls in community-dwelling adults aged 50 + in Taiwan from 2003 to 2015

 

Estimate (SE)

Confidence limits (Lower, upper)

p-value

Intercept 1

-2.94 (0.22)

-3.41, -2.48

p < .0001

Intercept 2

-2.00 (0.22)

-2.45, -1.54

p < .0001

Year

  4-year

0.61 (0.05)

0.50, 0.71

p < .0001

  8-year

0.81 (0.07)

0.68, 0.94

p < .0001

  12-year

0.85 (0.07)

0.72, 0.99

p < .0001

Age 50–54 (ref)

  55–59

0.09 (0.07)

-0.05, 0.22

p = .2212

  60–64

0.03 (0.08)

-0.12, 0.18

p = .6899

  65–69

0.09 (0.09)

-0.08, 0.26

p = .2911

  70–74

0.24 (0.08)

0.09, 0.39

p = .0016

  75 + 

0.35 (0.08)

0.17, 0.52

p = .0003

Cognitive score

-0.02 (0.01)

-0.03, -0.01

p = .0081

CES-D

0.02 (0.01)

0.01, 0.03

p = .0054

Hearing loss

0.03 (0.04)

-0.05, 0.11

p = .4213

Visual impairment

0.01 (0.03)

-0.06, 0.08

p = .7490

Mobility difficulty

0.06 (0.00)

0.05, 0.07

p < .0001

Number of comorbid illnesses

0.08 (0.02)

0.04, 0.12

p = .0009

Alone

0.42 (0.10)

0.19, 0.64

p = .0011

Passive leisure act

-0.04 (0.04)

-0.13, 0.04

p = .3093

Social leisure act

0.03 (0.04)

-0.06, 0.12

p = .4784

Physical leisure act

-0.02 (0.03)

-0.09, 0.04

p = .4560

Workout duration

-0.06 (0.02)

-0.11, -0.02

p = .0113

Use walking device (UWD)

1.45 (0.43)

0.56, 2.34

p = .0027

Indoor walking difficulty no difficulty (ref)

   

  some difficulties

0.84 (0.20)

0.42, 1.25

p = .0003

  considerable difficulties

-0.37 (0.28)

-0.92, 0.17

p = .1768

  unable to complete

-1.74 (0.16)

-2.06, -1.43

p < .0001

Interaction term: Indoor walking difficulty × UWD

  Some difficulties × UWD

-1.26 (0.43)

-2.14, -0.38

p = .0062

  Considerable difficulties × UWD

-0.71 (0.46)

-1.62, 0.20

p = .1231

  Unable to complete × UWD

0.10 (0.45)

-0.83, 1.03

p = .8226

  1. Abbreviation: acts activities, CES-D Center for epidemiological studies depression, SE Standard error, UWD Use walking device