Development and validation of a risk assessment model for fear of falling in elderly stroke patients

Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression analysis of factors associated with high fear of falling in elderly stroke patients

Characteristic	β	SE	Wald χ2	P value	OR	95%CI
History of falls in the past 1 year	1.817	0.508	12.802	< 0.001	6.156	2.275-16.659
Walking aid	1.679	0.455	13.621	< 0.001	5.361	2.198-13.076
FRQ	0.303	0.131	5.304	0.021	1.353	1.046-1.751
NIHSS score	0.392	0.101	14.985	< 0.001	1.480	1.214-1.805
BI	-0.049	0.016	9.134	0.003	0.953	0.923-0.983
FTSST	0.190	0.067	8.124	0.004	1.210	1.061-1.379
FSBT	-0.857	0.211	16.451	< 0.001	0.424	0.280-0.642

For categorical variables, the reference categories were no history of falls (fall history = 0) and no use of walking aid (walker = 0). OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; FRQ: Fall risk questionnaire; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; BI: Barthel Index; FTSST: Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test; FSBT: Four-Stage Balance Test.