Forward stepwise univariate logistic regression analysis of the baseline characteristics’ predictors of falls among the elderly
Variable | Category | P value | AOR | 95% CI for OR | |
Lower | Upper | ||||
Educational level | Uneducated | 0.008 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 2.56 |
Primary school | 0.333 | 1.23 | 0.81 | 1.89 | |
Middle school | 0.011 | 1.81 | 1.15 | 2.85 | |
High school | 0.29 | 1.27 | 0.82 | 1.96 | |
Diploma/Bachelor/Postgraduate* | 1 | ||||
Housing ownership | Rented | 0.038 | 1.56 | 1.02 | 2.37 |
Owned* | 1 | ||||
Having a caregiver | Yes | 0.011 | 1.39 | 1.08 | 1.79 |
No* | 1 | ||||
Use of medications (Number) | Do not use any medications | 0.012 | 0.60 | 0.41 | 0.90 |
1–3 | 0.012 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.93 | |
4 or more* | 1 | ||||
Use of walking aid | Walking stick | 0.004 | 1.54 | 1.15 | 2.05 |
Walker or frame | 0.007 | 2.43 | 1.28 | 4.62 | |
Wheelchair | 0.865 | 1.05 | 0.59 | 1.86 | |
Do not use* | 1 | ||||
Stress | No stress | 0.036 | 0.62 | 0.39 | 0.97 |
Some | 0.942 | 1.02 | 0.66 | 1.57 | |
Substantial* | 1 |
*Reference group.
AOR, adjusted OR.