Table 4.
Associations between gait speed, cadence, gait stability ratio, body balance versus falls, results expressed by multinomial logistic regressions.
| Variable | β (SE) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
p-Value | β (SE) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gait speed (m/s) | ||||||
| Tertile 3 (highest) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tertile 2 (medium) | 0.25 (0.209) |
1.286 (0.854–1.937) |
0.228 | 0.04 (0.222) |
1.045 (0.676–1.616) |
0.842 |
| Tertile 1 (lowest) | 0.91 (0.207) |
2.493 (1.662–3.739) |
<0.001 | 0.70 (0.226) |
2.016 (1.294–3.142) |
0.002 |
| Cadence (m/s) | ||||||
| Tertile 3 (highest) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tertile 2 (medium) | −0.03 (0.201) |
1.226 (0.650–1.429) |
0.335 | 0.07 (0.210) |
1.075 (0.712–1.624) |
0.730 |
| Tertile 1 (lowest) | 0.20 (0.211) |
0.963 (0.811–1.853) |
0.853 | 0.30 (0.229) |
1.356 (0.866–2.123) |
0.183 |
| Gait stability ratio (m/s) |
||||||
| Tertile 3 (highest) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tertile 2 (medium) | −0.83 (0.267) |
0.436 (0.252–0.718) |
<0.001 | −0.50 (0.226) |
0.608 (0.884–2.062) |
0.027 |
| Tertile 1 (lowest) | −0.85 (0.213) |
0.426 (0.287–0.661) |
0.001 | −0.44 (0.284) |
0.644 (1.300–3.330) |
0.121 |
| Body balance (n) | ||||||
| Tertile 3 (highest) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Tertile 2 (medium) | 0.72 (0.204) |
2.065 (0.996–2.223) |
0.058 | 0.24 (0.216) |
1.270 (0.832–1.939) |
0.268 |
| Tertile 1 (lowest) | 0.40 (0.205) |
1.488 (1.383–3.082) |
<0.001 | 0.48 (0.228) |
1.614 (1.033–2.523) |
0.036 |
OR—Odds ratio; SE—Standard error; m—meter; s—second; Gait speed = T1 < 1.09, T2 = 1.10–1.26, T3 ≥ 1.27; Cadence = T1 < 1.79, T2 = 1.80–1.93, T3 ≥ 1.94, Gait stability ratio = T1 < 1.37, T2 = 1.38–1.50, T3 ≥ 1.51, Body balance = T1 < 27.00, T2 = 28.00–32.00, T3 ≥ 33.00. Multinomial regression model adjusted for sex, age, height, comorbidities, years of education, and comorbidities. p < 0.050.