Research Article

Factors Associated with Falls in Community-Dwelling Older People with Focus on Participation in Sport Organizations: The Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study Project

Table 2

Univariate associations of falls with participation in sport organizations.

TotalFallersCrude OR (95% CI)
(%)

90,6106,391
Frequency of participation in sport organizations
 Not participating53,6454,121(7.7)1.00
 Once a month or less7,020363(5.2)0.66 (0.59–0.73)**
 Once a week 5,322231(4.3)0.55 (0.48–0.62)**
 2 or 3 times a week 6,508286(4.4)0.55 (0.49–0.62)**
 Almost every day 1,71559(3.4)0.43 (0.33–0.56)**
 Missing16,4001,331(8.1)1.06 (1.00–1.13)

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
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