Associations between OAB symptom severity, mobility problems and depressive symptoms and falls
| Number of participants | Any fall over the previous month | Frequent (≥2) falls over the previous month | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted* OR (95% CI) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted* OR (95% CI) | ||
| OAB symptom severity groups | |||||
| Non-OAB with 0 points | 193 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Non-OAB with 1 point | 360 | 1.68 (0.85 to 3.30) | 1.61 (0.81 to 3.21) | 3.29 (0.73 to 14.9) | 2.97 (0.65 to 13.6) |
| Non-OAB with 2 points | 280 | 1.74 (0.87 to 3.51) | 1.46 (0.71 to 2.99) | 3.17 (0.68 to 14.8) | 2.17 (0.45 to 10.4) |
| Non-OAB with ≥3 points | 247 | 3.18 (1.63 to 6.22) | 2.46 (1.23 to 4.92) | 4.88 (1.08 to 22.1) | 3.35 (0.72 to 15.6) |
| Mild OAB | 114 | 3.21 (1.50 to 6.85) | 2.51 (1.14 to 5.52) | 6.25 (1.28 to 30.6) | 4.30 (0.84 to 22.0) |
| Moderate-to-severe OAB | 156 | 3.74 (1.85 to 7.56) | 2.37 (1.12 to 4.98) | 12.5 (2.84 to 54.6) | 6.90 (1.50 to 31.6) |
| Trend p=0.018 | Trend p=0.062 | Trend p=0.006 | Trend p=0.015 | ||
| Timed Up and Go | |||||
| Per 1 s | 1350 | 1.21 (1.13 to 1.29) | 1.11 (1.03 to 1.20) | 1.28 (1.17 to 1.39) | 1.16 (1.04 to 1.29) |
| Per 1SD | 1.49 (1.30 to 1.71) | 1.25 (1.06 to 1.47) | 1.67 (1.39 to 2.00) | 1.36 (1.09 to 1.70) | |
| Depressive symptoms | |||||
| Absent | 1141 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Present | 209 | 2.65 (1.83 to 3.84) | 1.96 (1.31 to 2.94) | 3.16 (1.82 to 5.48) | 1.98 (1.06 to 3.71) |
OAB, overactive bladder.
*Estimated from logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, body mass index, exercise habit, living arrangement, hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes and all variables in the table.