Table 2 Relationship between the fear of falling and gender, age, the fact of living alone and the number of falls: bivariate analysis and logistic regression [FLE survey, 2006]
Bivariate analysis | Logistic regression (n = 390) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % of people being afraid of falling | ORr (95% CI)a | p | ORa (95% CI)b | p | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 227 | 68.3 | 2.40 (1.55 - 3.70) | 1.98 (1.27 - 3.08) | ||
Male | 167 | 47.3 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.003 |
Age (in years) | ||||||
85 and over | 32 | 78.1 | 3.11 (1.23 - 8.87)c | 2.13 (0.78 - 5.82) | ||
75 - 84 | 162 | 62.3 | 1.44 (0.93 - 2.25) | 1.22 (0.77 - 1.94) | ||
65 - 74 | 202 | 53.5 | 1 | 0.005d | 1 | 0.290 |
Does the person live alone? | ||||||
Yes | 142 | 76.1 | 3.18 (1.96 - 5.16) | 2.15 (1.31 - 3.54) | ||
No | 252 | 50.0 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.003 |
Number of falls within the past 12 months | ||||||
2 or more | 73 | 82.2 | 4.58 (2.32 - 9.21) | 3.45 (1.76 - 6.76) | ||
1 | 45 | 73.3 | 2.73 (1.29 - 5.86) | 2.36 (1.34 - 4.91) | ||
0 | 275 | 50.2 | 1 | < 0.001d | 1 | < 0.001 |