Table 5.
Overall frailty score and other factors independently associated with single and recurrent falls occurring approximately 10 years later among women with HIV onlya
| Single (versus 0) falls |
Recurrent (versus 0) falls |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | P-value | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Frailty | 1.16 | 0.57, 2.35 | 0.68 | 1.32 | 0.74, 2.33 | 0.34 |
| Age (per 10 years) | – | – | – | 1.60 | 1.25, 2.05 | 0.0002 |
| Race (ref = White) | ||||||
| Black | 0.41 | 0.22, 0.74 | 0.003 | |||
| Hispanic/other | 1.55 | 0.78, 3.11 | 0.21 | |||
| Education level ≥ high school | – | – | – | 0.58 | 0.38, 0.88 | 0.01 |
| Marijuana use (ref = never) | ||||||
| Former | 2.22 | 1.26, 3.93 | 0.006 | 1.66 | 1.01, 2.73 | 0.05 |
| Current | 3.46 | 1.72, 6.95 | 0.0005 | 2.45 | 1.30, 4.65 | 0.006 |
| Hypertension | 1.83 | 1.12, 3.01 | 0.02 | |||
| Neuropathy | 1.88 | 1.00, 3.53 | 0.05 | |||
| Obesity | – | – | – | 1.88 | 1.24, 2.86 | 0.003 |
| Number of CNS active medication classes | – | – | – | 1.56 | 1.22, 2.00 | 0.0004 |
| CD4+ T-cell count (per 100) | – | – | – | 0.92 | 0.85, 0.99 | 0.03 |
a
Falls are reported over a 2-year period, approximately 10 years after measurement of frailty and other characteristics. CNS, central nervous system.