Table 2.

Risk factors for fall among diabetic elderly

Variables	Unadjusted OR	95% CI	P value	Adjusted OR	95% CI	P value
Sex
Female	1.23	0.79–1.92	0.426	1.22	0.71–2.1	0.472
Male	Ref			Ref
Age (years)
65–69	Ref			Ref
70–74	1.93	1.03–3.6	0.04*	1.86	0.96–3.61	0.067
75–79	2.55	1.28–5.1	0.008*	2.23	1.02–4.85	0.044*
80–84	2.51	1.14–5.5	0.022*	2.06	0.81–5.24	0.13
>  = 85	3.71	1.69–8.14	0.001*	2.13	0.81–5.57	0.125
Current smoker	0.61	0.23–1.64	0.448	0.66	0.22–1.96	0.456
Drinker	0.57	0.23–1.41	0.305	0.69	0.26–1.84	0.454
Living arrangement
alone	Ref			Ref
with someone/residential home	0.88	0.48–1.6	0.781	0.97	0.5–1.87	0.924
Walking aids	2.31	1.42–3.76	0.001*	1.59	0.83–3.0	0.161
HT	0.98	0.50–1.9	1.000	0.88	0.41–1.85	0.729
CVA	1.50	0.84–2.67	0.223	1.08	0.56–2.09	0.817
OA	1.27	0.78–2.06	0.409	1.03	0.6–1.79	0.904
CAD	0.65	0.28–1.52	0.426	0.49	0.2–1.21	0.123
SBP (mmHg)
< 120	Ref			Ref
120–129	0.78	0.36–1.71	0.541	0.93	0.39–2.21	0.868
130–139	0.66	0.31–1.42	0.29	0.8	0.35–1.87	0.611
>  = 140	0.8	0.38–1.69	0.56	0.87	0.36–2.08	0.749
DBP (mmHg)
< 60	Ref			Ref
60–69	1.03	0.57–1.86	0.925	1.34	0.7–2.56	0.384
70–79	0.69	0.36–1.3	0.252	1.1	0.51–2.29	0.841
>  = 80	0.58	0.24–1.37	0.213	0.7	0.26–1.87	0.472
BMI
< 25	Ref			Ref
>  = 25	0.90	0.58–1.4	0.73	1.02	0.62–1.67	0.95
HbA1c (%)
<  = 6.4	Ref			Ref
6.5–6.9	0.79	0.45–1.4	0.423	0.82	0.45–1.52	0.535
7.0–7.4	0.65	0.35–1.23	0.188	0.55	0.28–1.11	0.094
7.5–7.9	0.74	0.29–1.92	0.54	0.71	0.25–2.04	0.525
>  = 8.0	0.57	0.24–1.37	0.205	0.49	0.19–1.29	0.151
OHA	1.06	0.59–1.89	0.967	1.04	0.54–2.01	0.900
Sulfonylurea	0.76	0.48–1.2	0.284
Insulin	0.99	0.27–3.66	1.000	0.63	0.15–2.65	0.526
Hypoglycemia symptoms	2.15	1.25–3.70	0.008*	2.42	1.28–4.57	0.007*
Diabetic retinopathy	1.15	0.7–1.89	0.663	1.24	0.71–2.17	0.445
VA
< 0.6	2.22	1.41–3.45	0.001*	1.75	1.03–3.03	0.038*
0.6–1.0	Ref

^* p < 0.05