Table 3.

Relation between diagnoses of chronic diseases and falls in previous 12 months in 3742 UK women aged 60-79 years. Values are crude or fully adjusted^* odds ratios (95% confidence interval)

	Any falls (n=640) v no falls (n=3102)		Two or more falls (n=265) v no falls (n=3102)		Falls where medical attention was given (n=246) v no falls (n=3102)
Type of drug	Crude	Fully adjusted	Crude	Fully adjusted	Crude	Fully adjusted
Coronary heart disease	1.82 (1.47 to 2.25)	1.50 (1.16 to 1.95)	2.83 (2.14 to 3.75)	2.12 (1.49 to 3.03)	1.82 (1.33 to 2.50)	1.64 (1.11 to 2.42)
Any circulatory disease	1.73 (1.42 to 2.12)	1.42 (1.10 to 1.83)	2.63 (2.00 to 3.44)	1.96 (1.39 to 2.77)	1.76 (1.30 to 2.38)	1.56 (1.07 to 2.26)
Diabetes	1.33 (0.93 to 1.90)	1.23 (0.85 to 1.78)	1.49 (0.91 to 2.46)	1.22 (0.69 to 2.15)	1.26 (0.73 to 2.18)	1.07 (0.58 to 1.98)
Thyroid disease	1.30 (1.00 to 1.68)	1.20 (0.90 to 1.61)	1.77 (1.25 to 2.50)	1.70 (1.13 to 2.56)	1.36 (0.92 to 2.00)	1.23 (0.80 to 1.90)
COPD	1.49 (1.24 to 1.80)	1.48 (1.19 to 1.84)	1.51 (1.14 to 1.98)	1.38 (1.00 to 1.90)	1.53 (1.15 to 2.04)	1.51 (1.09 to 2.10)
Depression	2.01 (1.63 to 2.48)	1.76 (1.41 to 2.21)	2.67 (2.01 to 3.56)	2.11 (1.54 to 2.90)	2.45 (1.82 to 3.31)	2.19 (1.58 to 3.02)
Eye disease	1.48 (1.19 to 1.84)	1.22 (0.97 to 1.54)	1.56 (1.14 to 2.13)	1.21 (0.86 to 1.69)	1.41 (1.00 to 1.97)	1.16 (0.81 to 1.65)
Arthritis	1.93 (1.63 to 2.30)	1.60 (1.33 to 1.93)	2.09 (1.62 to 2.70)	1.49 (1.13 to 1.97)	1.72 (1.32 to 2.23)	1.44 (1.08 to 1.91)

COPD=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

^*Adjusted for age, body mass index, haemoglobin concentration (continuous variables), circulatory disease, diabetes, thyroid disease, asthma or bronchitis, depression, cataract or glaucoma, arthritis, and heavy alcohol consumption (binary variables), and adult social class (I, II, III non-manual, III manual, IV, V) (indicator variable).