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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2009 Jul 23;40(10):3286–3292. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.559195

Table 2. RR Associated With Frequency of 2-Year Risk of Falling for Stroke Survivors Interviewed in HRS.

Risk Factor Age, Gender, and Time From First Stroke Adjusted RR (95% CI), P Full Model RR (95% CI), P
Age per 5-year increase 1.0 (0.98–1.1), 0.15 1.1 (1.0–1.2), 0.01
Female 1.1 (0.93–1.3), 0.27 1.1 (0.90–1.3), 0.46
Race
 White Reference, P=0.30 Reference, P=0.48
 Black 0.84 (0.66–1.1) 0.88 (0.70–1.1)
 Other 0.83 (0.47–1.5) 0.87 (0.51–1.5)
Living arrangements
 Live with others Reference, P=0.001 Reference, P=0.002
 Live with spouse 1.2 (0.98–1.5) 1.2 (1.0–1.5)
 Live alone 0.87 (0.7–1.1) 0.91 (0.75–1.1)
Comorbid conditions*
 General health score per unit increase (1–5) 1.1 (1.0–1.2), 0.001 1.0 (0.97–1.1), 0.42
 Time from first stroke, per 2-year interval 1.2 (1.1–1.2), <0.0001 1.1 (1.1–1.2), <0.0001
 Past injury from fall 0.97 (0.86–1.1), 0.60 0.82 (0.73–0.92), 0.002
 Psychiatric problems 1.7 (1.5–2.0), <0.0001 1.6 (1.4–1.8), <0.0001
 Memory problems 1.2 (0.96–1.4), 0.13 1.1 (0.93–1.4), 0.22
 Urinary incontinence 1.4 (1.2–1.5), <0.0001 1.3 (1.1–1.4), <0.0001
 Impaired vision 0.97 (0.84–1.1), 0.71 0.97 (0.84–1.1), 0.73
 Impaired hearing 1.1 (0.9–1.2), 0.50 0.93 (0.81–1.1), 0.34
 Pain 1.4 (1.3–1.6), <0.0001 1.2 (1.1–1.4), 0.0003
 Motor impairment per unit increase (0–4) 1.2 (1.1–1.2), <0.0001 1.1 (1.1–1.2), <0.0001
 Multiple strokes 1.0 (0.82–1.2), 0.99 0.91 (0.75–1.1), 0.34
Past frequency of falling
 0 Reference, P<0.0001 Reference, P<0.0001
 1–2 1.3 (1.2–1.5) 1.3 (1.2–1.5)
 ≥3 1.2 (1.1–1.3) 1.1 (0.98–1.3)
*

Comorbid conditions are assessed for the past 2 years for each interview wave.