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. 2019 Mar 9;8(5):300–306. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.11

Table 4. Patient Care-Related Factors .

Variable Case
No. (%)
Control
No. (%)
Adjusted OR a P>|z| 95% CI
Lower Upper
Depression 27 (14.6) 32 (2.8) 5.90 <0.001 3.44 10.12
Vision problem 38 (20.5) 42 (3.7) 6.93 <0.001 4.22 11.38
Gait disorder 87 (47.0) 140 (12.3) 6.41 <0.001 4.51 9.11
Use of walking aids 71 (40.5) 91 (8.1) 8.47 <0.001 5.65 12.69
Stroke 8 (4.3) 52 (14.6) 0.94 0.884 0.44 2.02
Incontinence 28 (15.1) 40 (3.5) 4.86 <0.001 2.91 8.10
Parkinson disease 3 (1.6) 3 (0.3) 4.96 <0.001 0.70 6.84
Cancer 33 (17.8) 80 (7.0) 2.86 <0.001 1.84 4.44
Diabetic 19 (10.3) 32 (2.8) 2.88 <0.001 1.54 5.38

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

aBased on multilevel logistic regression and adjusted with variables of age, gender, Morse scale score, history of prior fall, and length of stay.