Standing balance test for fall prediction in older adults: a 6-month longitudinal study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 4 Logistic regression of the association between CoP displacement and time held in each position and prospective falls

Variables	Balance test position	β	OR (95% CI)	p-value
AP amplitude	Double leg	0.79	2.20 (0.96 – 5.02)	0.06
	Semi-tandem	0.11	1.11 (0.60 – 2.05	0.72
	Tandem	-0.06	0.94 (0.76 – 1.16)	0.56
	Single leg	0.06	1.07 (0.78 – 1.45)	0.67
ML amplitude	Double leg	0.93	2.53 (0.85 – 7.50)	0.09
	Semi-tandem	-0.006	0.99 (0.54 – 1.83)	0.98
	Tandem	-0.32	0.72 (0.51 – 1.02)	0.07
	Single leg	0.42	1.51 (1.14 – 2.00)	0.003*
AP velocity	Double leg	-0.36	0.96 (0.11 – 8.02)	0.97
	Semi-tandem	0.14	1.15 (0.38 – 3.49)	0.80
	Tandem	0.19	1.21 (0.66 – 2.19)	0.52
	Single leg	-0.13	0.87 (0.58 – 1.32)	0.53
ML velocity	Double leg	0.93	2.54 (0.11 – 5.11)	0.55
	Semi-tandem	-0.37	0.68 (0.17 – 2.69)	0.59
	Tandem	-0.39	0.67 (0.29 – 1.54)	0.35
	Single leg	0.54	1.71 (0.913 – 3.23)	0.09
Time held	Semi-tandem	-0.85	0.43 (0.07 – 2.53)	0.35
	Tandem	-0.05	0.95 (0.91 – 0.99)	0.04*
	Single leg	-0.05	0.95 (0.91 – 0.99)	0.03*

OR Odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
Model adjusted for: sex, age, height and level of physical activity
Significant associations are indicated in bold and with an asterisk (*) for p ≤ .05

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