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Table 2 Relationship between the number of falls and balance functions

From: Dysfunction in dynamic, but not static balance is associated with risk of accidental falls in hemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study

	Unadjusted model		Adjusted model^*
	B (95% CI)	p-value	B (95% CI)	p-value
Pre-HD TUG	0.297 (0.190, 0.404)	< 0.001	0.267 (0.148, 0.385)	< 0.001^a
Post-HD TUG	0.266 (0.189, 0.344)	< 0.001	0.257 (0.169, 0.344)	< 0.001^b
Pre-HD length of CoP	0.001 (0.000, 0.002)	0.006	0.001 (0.000, 0.001)	0.064^c
Post-HD length of CoP	0.001 (0.000, 0.001)	0.033	0.001 (0.000, 0.001)	0.114^d

CI Confidence Interval, CoP Center of Pressure, TUG Timed-up-and-go test.
^*Adjusted model: Age, sex, Charlson Comorbidity Index
^aAdjusted R2 = 0.413, ^badjusted R2 = 0.530, ^cadjusted R2 = 0.172, and ^dadjusted R2 = 0.151

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