Fear of falling in obese women under 50 years of age: a cross-sectional study with exploration of the relationship with physical activity

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of the relationship between each fear of falling measure and physical activity adjusting for all other factors (N = 58)

Measure	Characteristic	Odds ratio	95% CI
MFES	BMI per kg/m²	1.07	0.98 to 1.17
	Age group
	< 35 years	1
	35 to 44 years	1.62	0.46 to 10.6
	45 years and over	3.45	0.71 to 16.7
	Depression	0.93	0.77 to 1.14
	MFES score	0.65	0.44 to 0.96*
	As above + adjusting for self-reported fall
	Fallen in last year	2.79	0.53 to 14.7
	MFES Score	0.57	0.36 to 0.91*
MSAFFE	BMI per kg/m²	1.06	0.98 to 1.16
	Age group
	< 35 years	1
	35 to 44 years	2.20	0.46 to 10.6
	45 years and over	5.06	1.04 to 24.5*
	Depression	0.90	0.72 to 1.12
	MSAFFE score	1.14	1.01 to 1.28*
	As above + adjusting for self-reported fall
	Fallen in last year	2.53	0.54 to 12.0
	MSAFFE Score	1.17	1.03 to 1.34*
COF	BMI per kg/m²	1.06	0.98 to 1.15
	Age group
	< 35 years	1
	35 to 44 years	1.69	0.37 to 7.8
	45 years and over	5.23	1.11 to 24.5*
	Depression	0.96	0.80 to 1.16
	COF score	1.08	0.99 to 1.18
	As above + adjusting for self-reported fall
	Fallen in last year	1.85	0.43 to 8.0
	COF Score	1.10	1.0 to 1.21

BMI Body mass index, MFES Modified Falls Efficacy Scale, MSAFFE Modified Survey of Activities and Fear of Falling in the Elderly Scale, COF Consequences of Falling Scale; *p < 0.05

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