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Table 5 Multivariable analysis of past-year fall-related injury and disability stratified by age group, pooled countries, SAGE Wave 1, 2007–2010

From: Prevalence, risk factors and disability associated with fall-related injury in older adults in low- and middle-incomecountries: results from the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

 

50–59 years

60–69 years

70–79 years

80+ years

Covariates

Coeff.

95 % CI

Coeff.

95 % CI

Coeff.

95 % CI

Coeff.

95 % CI

Fall-related injury (reference: none)

        

 Yes

2.49*

0.38,4.60

5.77

3.18,8.26

9.30

5.47,13.13

11.65*

5.01,18.30

Sex (reference: males)

        

 Female

2.92

2.31,3.54

3.11

2.20,4.02

3.13

1.89,4.36

5.18

2.55,7.82

Residence (reference: urban)

        

 Rural

2.27

1.16,3.37

2.83

1.74,3.93

4.53

2.82,6.24

9.35

6.29,12.42

Chronic conditions (reference: none)

        

 One

4.38

2.31,5.15

5.65

4.69,6.60

4.06

2.45,5.68

6.69

3.48,9.89

 Two or more

11.15

9.50,12.79

12.54

10.93,14.16

11.82

10.03,13.61

14.68

10.50,18.87

Wealth quintile (Reference: poor)

        

 Second poorest

−2.24*

−3.59,-0.89

−2.39*

−3.90,-0.87

−3.31*

−5.64,-0.98

−2.52

−6.13,1.09

 Mid

−2.93

−4.29,-1.57

−2.80*

−4.42,-1.19

−3.45*

−5.51,-1.39

−3.37

−7.56,0.81

 Second highest

−3.50

−4.87,-2.12

−4.57

−6.17,-2.96

−6.26

−8.27,-4.26

−2.84

−7.17,1.49

 Highest (wealthiest)

−5.58

−6.91,-4.26

−7.56

−9.30,-5.82

−9.01

−11.28,-6-73

−5.85*

−10.29,-1.41

Country (reference: China)

        

 Ghana

8.48

7.27,9.69

12.63

10.87,14.39

14.83

12.91,16.74

13.82

10.31,17.32

 India

15.05

13.69,16.41

17.77

16.22,19.32

18.75

16.59,20.92

19.60

15.52,23.68

 Mexico

5.80*

1.89,9.72

7.11

5.49,8.72

5.37 *

1.21,9.53

9.23

5.30,13.16

 Russian Federation

4.26

2.58,5.95

7.12

4.88,9.36

11.83

8.24,15.42

15.69

10.34,21.04

 South Africa

9.35

7.97,10.74

12.99

10.90,15.08

14.16

10.91,17.40

14.33

9.19,19.47

Constant

4.81

3.44,6.18

6.46

4.82,8.10

11.95

9.87,14.04

14.52

11.26,17.78

R-squared

0.3922

 

0.3910

 

0.3342

 

0.3318

 
  1. Coeff.=coefficient. CI=confidence interval. Pooled country weights applied. Bold= statistical significance P<0.0001. *indicates 0.0001<P<0.05 statistical significance