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In this study, a fall-risk assessment profile was developed for community-dwelling older adults.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The data of survey participants aged &gt;\u200965\u2009years were obtained from three rounds (2005, 2009, and 2013) of the National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan. In total, 8356 older participants were included in this study. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine potential predictors associated with falls. The regression coefficients of the predictors in the final model were translated into scores (by multiplying by 5) and then summed to obtain a total risk-score for falls. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was used to evaluate the discriminative performance of the risk assessment profile.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Result<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Self-reported falls within 1\u2009year accounted for 19.1% of the total falls. The predictors that were included in the risk profile according to the logistic regression analysis results were as follows: female sex (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.57; risk-score\u2009=\u20092), living alone (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.56; risk-score\u2009=\u20092), urinary incontinence (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.36; risk-score\u2009=\u20092), perceived unhealthiness (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.32; risk-score\u2009=\u20091), perceived pain (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.51; risk-score\u2009=\u20092), hospital admission in the past year (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20092.42; risk-score\u2009=\u20094), low activity of daily living (ADL) scores (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.29; risk-score\u2009=\u20091), and low mobility function scores (adjusted odds ratio\u2009=\u20091.68; risk-score\u2009=\u20093). 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