Evaluation of performance status of daily living activities and of the future risk of falls in the non-handicapped, community-dwelling elderly

Table 4 Relationship between daily living performance score and future risk of adverse conditions related to falls

Fall/Injury	Number^a	Odds ratio^b	95% CI^b	P
During the 3-month follow-up period
A fall	4	1.25	0.99–1.58	0.056
An injury	4	1.03	0.84–1.27	0.759
During the last month of the follow-up period
A stumble or a fall	12	1.39	1.05–1.84	0.022
Anxiety while walking indoors	4	1.33	0.99–1.78	0.063
Anxiety while walking outdoors	9	1.22	0.98–1.50	0.070

A total of 44 individuals participated in the follow-up study
^aNumber of persons with a corresponding event or condition
^bSex- and age-adjusted odds ratios and 95% CI for every one-point decrease in the daily performance score

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