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. 2020 Jan 13;137(5):430–437. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0198120619

Table 5. Logistic regression analysis using occurrence of falls as a dependent variable. Patos (PB), 2016.

Variable Beta SE beta OR 95% CI lower limit 95% CI upper limit P
(Intercept) -3.677 1.522 0.03 0.00 0.48 0.016
Schooling level: incomplete primary education -0.081 0.420 0.92 0.40 2.08 0.846
Schooling level: completed primary education 0.300 0.535 1.35 0.47 3.91 0.575
Schooling level: incomplete secondary education -0.245 1.091 0.78 0.10 8.16 0.822
Schooling level: completed secondary education -0.427 0.606 0.65 0.20 2.14 0.481
Schooling level: incomplete higher education 14.473 1455.398 Inf 0.00 NA 0.992
Schooling level: completed higher education -0.157 0.671 0.85 0.23 3.21 0.815
Age 0.031 0.019 1.03 0.99 1.07 0.096
Systemic arterial hypertension (yes) -0.298 1.043 0.74 0.09 6.07 0.775
Arthrosis (yes) 0.362 0.319 1.44 0.77 2.71 0.256
Vestibular disorder (yes) 0.801 0.400 2.23 1.04 5.03 0.045
Osteoporosis (yes) 0.244 0.297 1.28 0.71 2.29 0.410
Use of medications (yes) 0.570 0.640 1.77 0.51 6.38 0.373
Use of antihypertensives (yes) 0.338 1.051 1.40 0.16 11.27 0.748
Use of analgesics (yes) -0.054 0.318 0.95 0.51 1.77 0.866
Health status assessment: good 1.261 0.348 3.53 1.80 7.06 < 0.001
Health status assessment: normal 1.696 0.438 5.45 2.35 13.19 < 0.001
Health status assessment: poor 0.634 1.400 1.89 0.13 50.31 0.650
Health status assessment: terrible 15.668 1023.691 Inf 0.00 NA 0.988
Dizziness/vertigo (yes) 0.625 0.318 1.87 1.00 3.51 0.050

SE = standard error; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.