Table 3 Relationship between activity restriction 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 = 374) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % of people having restricted their activities due to fear of falling | ORr (95% CI)a | p | ORa (95% CI)b | p | |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 212 | 40.6 | 2.15 (1.34 - 3.46) | 1.92 (1.18 - 3.14) | ||
Male | 166 | 24.1 | 1 | 0.001 | 1 | 0.009 |
Age (in years) | ||||||
85 and over | 31 | 58.1 | 3.90 (1.67 - 9.18) | 2.83 (1.19 - 6.69) | ||
75 - 84 | 158 | 36.7 | 1.64 (1.01 - 2.65) | 1.44 (0.88 - 2.34) | ||
65 - 74 | 191 | 26.2 | 1 | < 0.001c | 1 | 0.046 |
Does the person live alone? | ||||||
Yes | 140 | 45.7 | 2.39 (1.50 - 3.81) | 1.56 (0.95 - 2.55) | ||
No | 238 | 26.1 | 1 | < 0.001 | 1 | 0.077 |
Number of falls within the past 12 months | ||||||
2 or more | 69 | 58.0 | 3.96 (2.20 - 7.13) | 3.04 (1.70 - 5.42) | ||
1 | 45 | 35.6 | 1.58 (0.77 - 3.24) | 1.33 (0.66 - 2.68) | ||
0 | 263 | 25.9 | 1 | < 0.001c | 1 | 0.001 |