Table 4. Logistic regression analysis: Factors associated with falls.
Univariate | Adjusted | |||
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Factors | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
Diabetic nephropathy (%) | 3.616 (1.064–12.286) | 0.039 | - | - |
Baroreflex function | ||||
Down-events supine (n°) | 0.909 (0.832–0.993) | 0.034 | 0.932 (0.851–1.021) | 0.130 |
Total-events supine (n°) | 0.953 (0.910–0.997) | 0.037 | 0.961 (0.919–1.006) | 0.087 |
Up-BEI supine (%) | 0.977 (0.956–0.999) | 0.045 | 0.978 (0.954–1.001) | 0.066 |
Up-BEI HUT-60 (%) | 0.961 (0.925–1.000) | 0.048 | 0.975 (0.936–1.015) | 0.221 |
Down-BEI supine (%) | 0.980 (0.959–1.001) | 0.058 | 0.986 (0.964–1.008) | 0.216 |
Total-BEI supine (%) | 0.978 (0.956–1.001) | 0.060 | 0.983 (0.960–1.008) | 0.175 |
Total-BEI HUT-60 (%) | 0.964 (0.925–1.005) | 0.085 | 0.983 (0.940–1.027) | 0.437 |
Haemodynamic variables | ||||
OscSBP Δsupine–HUT60 (mmHg) | 0.930 (0.871–0.992) | 0.028 | 0.939 (0.876–1.008) | 0.080 |
OscDBP Δsupine–HUT60 (mmHg) | 0.894 (0.813–0.983) | 0.021 | 0.908 (0.816–1.010) | 0.075 |
Abbreviations: CI: confidence interval; Up-BEI: up-events baroreceptor effectiveness index; Down-BEI: down-events baroreceptor effectiveness index; Total-BEI: total-events baroreceptor effectiveness index; HUT60: head-up tilt at 60°; OscSBP: oscillometric systolic blood pressure; OscDBP: oscillometric diastolic blood pressure; ΔSupine-HUT60 represents the difference between the variables averaged over 5 minutes of HUT-60° and the variables averaged over 5 minutes of supine recording.