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. 2018 Dec 6;13(12):e0208127. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208127

Table 4. Logistic regression analysis: Factors associated with falls.

Univariate Adjusted
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.