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Table 2 Logistic regression model between occurrence of falls, gender, age group, functional capacity and nutritional status. Brejo dos Santos/PB, Brazil, 2017

From: Regional differences regarding the occurrence of falls and associated factors in two populations of Brazilian longevous people

Variables

Occurrence of falls - Brejo dos Santos

n(%)

ORgross

IC95%

p-value

ORadjus

IC 95%

p-valor

Demographic aspects

 Gender

  Female

28(63.6)

1.07

0.50–2.44

0.369

   

  Male

16(36.4)

1

    

 Age group

       

  80–89 years

35(79.5)

1

0.403

   

  90 years and over

9(20.5)

1.19

0.49–4.10

    

Functional ability

 Balance

  Very poor

6(21.4)

3.93

1.00–15.50

0.348

3.31

0.84–13.07

0.088

  Poor

11(39.3)

3.46

1.17–10.23

0.107

3.14

0.98–10.02

0.053

  Moderate

4(14.3)

6.29

1.27–31.1

0.028

5.28

1.11–25.18

0.037

  Good

7(25.0)

1

 

1

 

 Lower limb strength

  Very poor

14(50.0)

3.92

0.99–15.51

0.197

2.05

0.44–9.69

0.364

  Poor

7(25.0)

2.47

0.54–11.37

0.376

2.05

0.42–10.11

0.376

  Moderate

4(14.3)

2.15

0.41–11.20

0.376

1.34

0.22–8.29

0.753

  Good

3(10.7)

1

 

1

 

Functional performance

 Unable/very poor

7(25.0)

11

1.1–109.59

0.674

   

  Low

14(50.0)

4.33

0.54–11.37

0.474

   

  Moderate

6(21.4)

2.64

0.28–24.60

0.818

   

  Good

1(3.6)

1

    

 Mobility impaired

  Yes

40(93.0)

1.65

0.43–6.31

0.454

   

  No

3(7.0)

1

    

Nutritional status

 Body Mass Index

  Underweight

13(35.1)

1.38

0.42–4.52

0.603

   

  Adequate

15(40.5)

1

0.62

   

  Overweight

9(24.4)

1

0.27–3.75

0.374

   

 Calf Circumference

  Malnutrition

24(57.1)

0.83

0.31–2.27

0.353

   

  Eutrophic

18(42.9)

1