Table 2 The associations between natural turns and retrospective/prospective falls.

From: Natural turn measures predict recurrent falls in community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal cohort study

Turn Measures

Turn Angle Ranges

All Turns

(50–100°]

(100–150°]

(150–200°]

(50–200°]

Overall

Means

OR (95% CI)

Day-to-Day Variability

OR (95% CI)

Overall

Means

OR (95% CI)

Day-to-Day Variability

OR (95% CI)

Overall

Means

OR (95% CI)

Day-to-Day Variability

OR (95% CI)

Overall

Means

OR (95% CI)

Day-to-Day Variability

OR (95% CI)

Retrospective Falls

 ANG

0.64 (0.31–1.31)

1.06 (0.48–2.31)

0.44 (0.19–0.99)

0.89 (0.35–2.22)

0.63 (0.31–1.28)

1.24 (0.78–1.97)

0.54 (0.26–1.13)

1.05 (0.51–2.19)

 DUR

0.88 (0.37–2.10)

1.21 (0.73–1.98)

0.98 (0.43–2.24)

1.24 (0.75–2.05)

0.79 (0.34–1.83)

1.33 (0.70–2.50)

0.81 (0.34–1.97)

1.14 (0.66–1.96)

 MV

1.08 (0.48–2.46)

1.11 (0.67–1.86)

0.91 (0.40–2.07)

1.03 (0.50–2.11)

1.10 (0.49–2.46)

1.31 (0.66–2.61)

0.99 (0.44–2.25)

1.12 (0.69–1.84)

 PV

0.94 (0.42–2.14)

1.14 (0.69–1.87)

0.87 (0.38–1.99)

1.11 (0.66–1.85)

0.96 (0.42–2.19)

1.48 (0.74–2.93)

0.87 (0.38–1.99)

1.16 (0.74–1.83)

 NJS

0.67 (0.29–1.59)

1.08 (0.55–2.12)

0.88 (0.38–2.03)

0.60 (0.13–2.71)

0.74 (0.32–1.73)

1.08 (0.49–2.35)

0.66 (0.028–1.56)

0.94 (0.36–2.44)

   NSTEP

0.92 (0.39–2.16)

0.98 (0.42–2.30)

1.04 (0.46–2.33)

0.91 (0.36–2.29)

0.93 (0.41–2.12)

1.63 (0.87–3.04)

0.89 (0.38–2.10)

0.90 (0.33–2.46)

 TPH

1.00 (0.44–2.27)

1.18 (0.54–2.58)

0.75 (0.30–1.88)

1.49 (0.75–2.97)

0.60 (0.22–1.65)

1.92 (1.07–3.44)

0.89 (0.38–2.10)

1.27 (0.58–2.79)

Prospective Falls

ANG

0.80 (0.39–1.64)

1.88 (1.10–3.18)

1.52 (0.81–2.81)

1.12 (0.57–2.20)

0.40 (0.21–0.76)

1.79 (1.01–3.18)

0.92 (0.44–1.94)

1.87 (1.04–3.37)

   DUR

2.04 (1.16–3.61)

1.13 (0.66–1.95)

1.64 (0.85–3.14)

1.33 (0.87–2.05)

1.52 (0.73–3.19)

1.74 (1.04–2.89)

2.03 (1.09–3.76)

1.05 (0.54–2.02)

   MV

0.44 (0.20–0.94)

0.98 (0.43–2.25)

0.60 (0.28–1.31)

1.17 (0.79–1.73)

0.62 (0.28–1.38)

1.41 (0.76–2.61)

0.49 (0.22–1.08)

1.17 (0.78–1.75)

   PV

0.45 (0.20–0.99)

0.82 (0.20–3.40)

0.53 (0.23–1.18)

1.10 (0.66–1.82)

0.54 (0.23–1.24)

1.67 (0.90–3.10)

0.48 (0.21–1.07)

0.94 (0.36–2.45)

   NJS

2.09 (0.99–4.41)

1.18 (0.71–1.96)

1.40 (0.68–2.87)

1.37 (0.93–2.03)

1.16 (0.54–2.45)

1.49 (0.81–2.74)

1.86 (0.88–3.97)

1.19 (0.75–1.90)

   NSTEP

1.80 (1.01–3.22)

1.23 (0.76–2.00)

1.50 (0.75–2.99)

1.45 (0.91–2.31)

1.36 (0.64–2.87)

1.62 (0.90–2.92)

1.76 (0.92–3.37)

1.24 (0.77–1.99)

   TPH

0.17 (0.05–0.62)

1.88 (0.96–3.68)

0.19 (0.05–0.68)

1.85 (0.99–3.44)

0.31 (0.10–0.98)

1.23 (0.69–2.19)

0.17 (0.05–0.62)

2.05 (1.00–4.22)

  1. Odds ratios [OR] (95% confidence intervals [CI]) from the adjusted univariate logistic regressions are reported. Bolded values represent statistical significance at a p < 0.05. P-values have not been adjusted for multiple comparisons.
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