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. 2020 Jun 19;15(6):e0234787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234787

Table 4. Relative importance of socioeconomic factors for elderly fall risks.

Years 2011 2014 2017 The whole period
Factors OR AOR OR AOR OR AOR OR AOR
Age 1.470* 1.266* 1.476* 1.143* 1.574* 1.340* 1.501* 1.245*
(1.299–1.663) (1.103–1.453) (1.325–1.645) (1.012–1.290) (1.397–1.775) (1.171–1.533) (1.402–1.606) (1.154–1.343)
Gender 2.020* 1.644* 2.075* 1.449* 1.898* 1.542* 2.004* 1.548*
(1.760–2.317) (1.380–1.958) (1.847–2.331) (1.256–1.671) (1.671–2.156) (1.324–1.796) (1.861–2.158) (1.416–1.692)
Household type 1.497* 1.092 1.492* 1.030 1.533* 0.994 1.506* 1.032
(1.315–1.704) (0.895–1.332) (1.322–1.684) (0.868–1.223) (1.351–1.740) (0.821–1.202) (1.401–1.619) (0.927–1.149)
Marital status 1.619* 1.038 1.838* 1.345* 1.864* 1.426* 1.766* 1.251*
(1.434–1.828) (0.857–1.258) (1.647–2.051) (1.141–1.585) (1.657–2.098) (1.185–1.717) (1.651–1.889) (1.128–1.388)
Education level 1.671* 1.257* 1.834* 1.240* 1.506* 1.122 1.675* 1.206*
(1.429–1.953) (1.046–1.510) (1.624–2.070) (1.068–1.439) (1.329–1.708) (0.956–1.317) (1.549–1.811) (1.097–1.325)
Current employment status 1.575* 1.348* 1.507* 1.198* 1.432* 1.151 1.510* 1.236*
(1.378–1.799) (1.168–1.556) (1.334–1.703) (1.051–1.366) (1.252–1.636) (0.998–1.328) (1.401–1.628) (1.140–1.340)
Past career 1.616* 1.088 1.880* 1.174 1.325* 0.959 1.614* 1.073
(1.238–2.109) (0.800–1.481) (1.561–2.265) (0.946–1.457) (1.093–1.605) (0.769–1.196) (1.425–1.827) (0.931–1.238)
Annual income 1.406* 0.982 1.534* 1.191* 1.293* 1.020 1.417* 1.066
(1.242–1.592) (0.853–1.131) (1.376–1.710) (1.050–1.351) (1.150–1.454) (0.890–1.168) (1.324–1.516) (0.986–1.152)
Personal wealth 1.508* 1.079 1.526* 1.125 1.222* 0.962 1.426* 1.070
(1.331–1.709) (0.933–1.247) (1.368–1.702) (0.994–1.274) (1.086–1.375) (0.841–1.100) (1.332–1.527) (0.992–1.153)
Number of children 1.219* 1.047 1.206* 0.991 1.239* 0.997 1.220* 1.007
(1.075–1.383) (0.913–1.202) (1.083–1.343) (0.881–1.114) (1.100–1.395) (0.874–1.138) (1.140–1.305) (0.935–1.085)
Relationship satisfaction 1.260* 1.196* 1.459* 1.302* 1.410* 1.346* 1.371* 1.276*
(1.111–1.430) (1.050–1.363) (1.303–1.634) (1.159–1.463) (1.251–1.589) (1.184–1.529) (1.280–1.469) (1.188–1.371)

* p<0.05;

AOR of each investigated factor was the odds ratio adjusted by all other factors (confounders) and survey year.