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Table 3 Logistic regression for any fall incidence

From: Incorporating frailty to address the key challenges to geriatric economic evaluation

Dependent variable: Incidence of any fall between ELSA Waves 4 and 5 (N = 6,205)1

Explanatory variables

Coefficient (SE)

P-value

Constant

0.067 (0.020)

< 0.001

Age

0.009 (0.004)

0.028

Female

0.187 (0.061)

0.002

Falls history one year prior to W4 survey2 (ref: No falls history)

  

 Single non-MA fall

0.845 (0.090)

< 0.001

 Recurrent non-MA falls

1.654 (0.102)

< 0.001

 Single MA fall

0.657 (0.141)

< 0.001

 Recurrent falls with MA

0.974 (0.166)

< 0.001

Frailty (0-100)

0.049 (0.010)

< 0.001

Frailty^2

-0.0007 (0.0002)

0.002

Fear of falling

0.279 (0.125)

0.026

Abnormal gait/balance

0.148 (0.084)

0.079

  1. 1 Sample restricted to those interviewed in both ELSA Waves 4 and 5.
  2. 2 ELSA Wave 4 differs from other Waves in asking about falls incidence in the previous one year of survey, rather than since the previous survey two years ago.
  3. Abbreviation: ELSA: English Longitudinal Study of Ageing; MA fall: fall requiring medical attention; ref: reference; SE: standard error
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