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. 2022 Sep 2;17(9):e0271315. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271315

Table 2. The frequency of falls by prosthesis type and each of the covariates.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) are shown; bold text indicates statistically significant observations.

None (n = 251) 1–5 times (n = 57) More than 5 times (n = 7) OR 95% CI
Prosthesis type
Below knee prosthesis users 154 22 2 1.00
Non-microprocessor knee users 66 32 5 3.34 1.73–6.45
Microprocessor knee users 31 3 0 0.68 0.18–2.62
Covariates
Sociodemographic
Sex
Male 201 45 7 1.00
Female 50 12 0 0.78 0.36–1.68
Age
18–39 years 42 5 0 1.00
40–59 years 95 31 3 1.74 0.59–5.07
60–79 years 106 19 4 1.07 0.35–3.32
>80 years 8 2 0 1.06 0.15–7.36
Experience
Years of prosthesis use
>10 years 166 38 4 1.00
6–10 years 31 5 2 1.16 0.44–3.10
1–5 years 41 12 1 1.09 0.47–2.50
<1 year 13 2 0 0.76 0.14–4.11
Health
Comorbidity (-ies)
No 200 42 7 1.00
Yes 51 15 0 1.13 0.55–2.32
Contralateral limb injury
No 186 40 3 1.00
Yes 65 17 4 1.47 0.77–2.83
Medication
No 232 47 6 1.00
Yes 19 10 1 1.72 0.71–4.15
Physical function
Walking aid(s)
No 133 22 2 1.00
Yes 118 35 5 1.51 0.71–3.21
Activity level
K2 115 33 3 1.00
K3 111 18 4 0.94 0.44–2.01
K4 25 6 0 1.12 0.35–3.54