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. 2020 Jun 8;28:e3289. doi: 10.1590/1518-8345.3911.3289

Table 4. Prevalence of falls in chronic kidney patients. São João da Boa Vista, SP, Brazil, 2018-2019 (n* = 131).

Independent variables PR CI (95%) p §
Lower limit Upper limit
Fall in the last year        
Gender (ref ǁ = Male) 1.61 1.03 2.50 0.0358
DM (ref = No) 1.93 1.19 3.13 0.0075
Walking aid device (ref = No) 2.32 1.35 4.00 0.0023
High risk of fall        
Difficulty walking (ref = No) 1.88 1.14 3.10 0.0131
Walking aid device (ref = No) 1.97 1.26 3.08 0.0032
“Very/Extremely concerned about falling”
Schooling 0.94 0.88 0.99 0.0399
Difficulty walking (ref = No) 4.74 1.85 12.16 0.0012
Tilburg (ref = Not frail) 2.47 1.03 5.94 0.0435
*

n = Number of participants;

PR= Prevalence ratio;

IC = Confidence interval;

§

Poisson regression;

ǁ

ref = reference;

DM = Diabetes mellitus