Research Article

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly Patients Admitted to an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit in Tropical Singapore

Table 3

Univariate analysis of factors associated with vitamin D deficiency.

FactorOdds ratio (95% confidence interval) value

Age1.03 (0.96–1.10)0.31
Gender (female)0.61 (0.30–1.22)0.16
Race (Malays/Indians versus Chinese)0.22 (0.07–0.73)0.013
Body mass index0.98 (0.82–1.09)0.71
Recurrent fallers (yes versus no)0.36 (0.14–0.90)0.029
FAC score1.54 (0.80–2.91)0.19
Premorbid vitamin D supplementation (yes versus no)0.99 (0.46–2.15)0.99
Admission FIM score−3.27 (−9.60–3.00)0.31
Discharge FIM score−3.69 (−1015–2.77)0.26
FIM efficiency−0.34 (−0.18–1.220)0.69