Table 2.
Factors associated with high Fear of Falling from logistic regression model
| Explanatory variables | High Fear of Falling | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exp(B) | Sig | 95% CI for EXP (B) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Chinese | Reference | ||
| Malay | 5.817 | 0.004 | 1.769–19.125 |
| Indian | 0.871 | 0.813 | 0.277–2.735 |
| Others | 0.142 | 0.380 | 0.002–11.177 |
| Age Category | |||
| Old-old (75 years & above) | Reference | ||
| Young-old (65 to 74 years) | 0.860 | 0.682 | 0.418–1.770 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | Reference | ||
| Male | 1.117 | 0.768 | 0.535–2.334 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never married | Reference | ||
| Married | 6.750 | 0.018 | 1.391–32.756 |
| Separated/ divorced | 10.400 | 0.039 | 1.130–95.760 |
| Widowed | 7.407 | 0.014 | 1.507–36.410 |
| Educational Status | |||
| Tertiary education | Reference | ||
| No formal education | 0.859 | 0.847 | 0.184–4.007 |
| Primary education | 0.446 | 0.290 | 0.100–1.992 |
| Secondary education | 0.606 | 0.522 | 0.131–2.806 |
| Multi-morbidity | |||
| 1 or 2 chronic conditions | Reference | ||
| 3 or more chronic conditions | 1.149 | 0.754 | 0.483–2.730 |
| Frailty Category (CFS) | |||
| Well (CFS 1 to 3) | Reference | ||
| Pre frail (CFS 4) | 6.873 | 0.000 | 2.663–17.736 |
| Mildly frail (CFS 5) | 18.583 | 0.000 | 4.882–70.737 |
| Moderately frail (CFS 6) | 144.777 | 0.000 | 13.857–1512.600 |
| Use of Walking Aid | |||
| No | Reference | ||
| Yes | 3.673 | 0.003 | 1.539–8.765 |
| Falls within 6 months | |||
| No | Reference | ||
| Yes | 2.417 | 0.056 | 0.979–5.966 |