Katayama et al used decision trees to predict disability in community-dwelling adults. The risk pattern varies with age. The authors are from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Dong A University and Tooku University.
Patient selection: Japanese adult from 70 to 79 years, community-dwelling
Parameters:
(1) fear of falling
(2) feel tired
(3) current smoker
(4) lives alone
(5) polypharmacy
(6) go out less frequent
(7) sex
(8) climbing stairs without support (guardrail or wall(
(9) incontinence
Patient without fear of falling
Feel Tired
Current Smoker
Lives Alone
Disability
Yes
NA
NA
58.8%
No
Yes
NA
50.5%
No
No
Yes
47.5%
No
No
No
25.4%
Patient with fear of falling
Polypharm
Going Out Less Frequent
Sex
Climb Stairs without Support
Incontinent
Disability
Yes
NA
NA
Yes
Yes
80.7%
Yes
NA
NA
Yes
No
72%
Yes
NA
NA
No
NA
57.4%
No
Yes
NA
NA
NA
62.9%
No
No
female
NA
NA
47,4%
No
No
male
NA
NA
22.8%
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