Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.
Association of screening positive for each fall risk questions or tools and falling during the study follow-up period 1.
| Odds Ratio |
95% Confidence Interval |
|
|---|---|---|
| Tool | ||
| Three Key Questions | 3.0 | 2.3, 4.1 |
| Stay Independent | 3.9 | 2.9, 5.3 |
| American Geriatric/British Geriatric Questions | 3.0 | 2.2, 4.0 |
| short Falls Efficacy Scale-International | 2.5 | 1.6, 3.8 |
| Fell in the past year | 4.2 | 3.1, 5.8 |
| Fallen in the past 12 months | 4.2 | 3.0, 5.7 |
Calculated using population weights.
