Table 4. Statistically significant results of the multivariate analysis of associations between one or more falls in the last 12 months and sociodemographic characteristics, urban environment, and health conditions. Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil), 2015-2016.

Characteristic	Prevalence ratio*	95% CI
Female gender (vs. male)	1.26	1.08–1.48
Age group in years (vs. 60-64)
65–74	0.94	0.82–1.08
75 or older	1.21	1.01–1.45
Is afraid of falling due to defects on the ground (versus no)	1.47	1.26–1.73
Is afraid to cross the street (versus no)	1.22	1.07–1.40
Diabetes diagnosed by a physician (versus no)	1.17	1.03–1.32
Arthritis or rheumatism diagnosed by a physician (versus no)	1.20	1.06–1.36
Depression diagnosed by a physician (versus no)	1.53	1.32–1.77

* Simultaneously adjusted by all the variables considered in the study, through Poisson regression.