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Table 3 Logistic regression model between occurrence of falls, gender, age group, functional capacity and nutritional status. São Paulo/SP, Brazil, 2016

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

Variables

Occurrence of falls - São Paulo

n(%)

ORgross

IC95%

p-value

ORadjus

IC 95%

p-valor

Demographic aspects

 Sex

  Female

66(73.3)

1.07

0.53–2.13

0.486

   

  Male

24(26.7)

1

    

 Age group

  80–89 years

63(70.0)

1

0.727

   

  90 years and over

27(30.0)

1.19

0.54–2.60

    

Functional ability

 Balance

  Very poor

14(21.2)

1.89

0.66–5.39

0.231

   

  Poor

12(18.2)

1.52

0.52–4.42

0.798

   

  Moderate

16(24.2)

3

1.21–7.41

0.312

   

  Good

24(36.4)

1

    

 Lower limb strength

  Very poor

34(68.0)

1.51

0.38–6.08

0.563

0.29

0.03–2.52

0.261

  Poor

7(14.0)

1.1

0.22–5.40

0.507

0.33

0.04–3.05

0.332

  Moderate

6(12.0)

5.33

0.78–36.33

0.078

4.35

0.52–36.57

0.176

  Good

3(6.0)

1

 

1

 

 Functional performance

  Unable/very poor

17(26.2)

3.6

0.70–18.56

0.038

16.09

1.46–177.06

0.023

  Low

22(33.8)

1.9

0.53–6.76

0.142

7.43

0.9–61.52

0.063

  Moderate

22(33.8)

1.54

0.44–5.35

0.122

5.81

0.79–42.68

0.084

  Good

4(6.2)

1

  

 

 Mobility impaired

  Yes

78(88.6)

1.91

0.81–4.49

0.03

2.49

0.94–6.61

0.067

  No

10(11.4)

1

 

1

 

Nutritional status

 Body mass index

  Underweight

11(14.9)

0.78

0.26–2.31

0.86

   

  Adequate

38(51.4))

1

0.53

   

  Overweight

25(33.8)

1.07

0.51–2.28

0.301

   

Calf Circumference

  Malnutrition

16(18.6)

0.57

0.19–1.67

0.462

   

  Eutrophic

70(81.4)

1