Table 2.
Crude and adjusted odds ratios (and 95% confidence intervals) for using an assistive device vs. not using an assistive device.
| Odds ratios for using an assistive device vs. not using an assistive device |
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|---|---|---|
| Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | |
| Age group | ||
| 65–74 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 75 + | 3.4 (1.7–6.6) | 3.1 (1.3–7.5) |
| Fall in last 3 months | ||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 7.3 (3.4–15.8) | 12.0 (4.9–29.3) |
| Limit walking outside the home because worried about falling | ||
| No | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Yes | 11.9 (5.7–24.9) | 7.1 (2.6–19.1) |
| Ability to walk outside the home for 10 min without resting | ||
| Yes, able to | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| No, not able to | 10.5 (5.0–22.1) | 3.3 (1.1–9.3) |
| Driving Status | ||
| Driver will stop in > 10 years | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Driver will stop in 0–10 years | 3.0 (1.4–6.4) | 1.6 (0.7–3.8) |
| Non-driver | 13.8 (5.9–32.5) | 6.7 (2.0–22.3) |
a
The adjusted model controlled for all variables presented in the crude modeling.