Table 3 Crude and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with past-year fall-related injury, adults aged 50 years and over, pooled countries, SAGE Wave 1, 2007–2010

Sex (reference: males)

 Female

1.73

1.43,2.10

P<0.0001

1.27

0.99,1.62

0.057

Age group (reference: 50–59 years)

 60–69

1.39

1.10,1.76

0.006

1.10

0.87,1.38

0.430

 70–79

1.76

1.37,2.26

P<0.0001

1.23

0.98,1.54

0.079

 80+

1.76

1.24,2.52

0.002

1.14

0.76,1.71

0.520

Residence (reference: urban)

 Rural

1.64

1.32,2.03

P<0.0001

1.36

1.06,1.75

0.017

Symptom-based depression (reference: no)

 Yes

3.62

2.87,4.56

P<0.0001

1.43

1.01,2.02

0.041

Chronic conditions (reference: none)

 One

2.03

1.71,2.41

P<0.0001

1.62

1.35,1.95

P<0.0001

 Two or more

3.56

2.74,4.62

P<0.0001

2.15

1.45,3.19

P<0.0001

Cataracts (reference: no)

 Yes

1.93

1.55,2.40

P<0.0001

1.20

0.93,1.55

0.155

Sleep (reference: no problems sleeping)

 Severe or extreme problems sleeping

3.16

2.53,4.0

P<0.0001

1.54

1.15,2.08

0.004

Grip strength (average one unit change)

0.64

0.56,0.73

P<0.0001

0.87

0.75,1.00

0.056

Cognition (average one unit change)

0.78

0.73,0.89

P<0.0001

0.85

0.75,0.96

0.012

Water (reference: inside the home)

 Outside the home

2.05

1.69,2.49

P<0.0001

1.23

0.93,1.63

0.155

Flooring (reference: hard floor)

 Earth floor

2.09

1.67,2.61

P<0.0001

1.09

0.82,1.45

0.566

Country (reference: China)

 Ghana

0.83

0.64,1.07

0.146

0.54

0.39,0.74

P<0.0001

 India

2.23

1.84,2.70

P<0.0001

1.01

0.78,1.30

0.962

 Mexico

0.90

0.59,1.39

0.642

0.66

0.37,1.18

0.159

 Russian Federation

0.81

0.54,1.20

0.293

0.70

0.44,1.12

0.139

 South Africa

0.28

0.13,0.60

0.001

0.28

0.12,0.65

0.003