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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 3. OR for 2-Year Risk of Fall-Related Injury for Stroke Survivors Interviewed in HRS.

Risk Factor Age, Gender, and Time From First Stroke Adjusted OR (95% CI), P Full Model OR (95% CI), P
Age per 5-year increase 1.1 (1.1–1.3), 0.004 1.1 (0.99 –1.1), 0.07
Female 1.8 (1.4–2.3), <0.0001 1.5 (1.2–2.0), 0.003
Race
 White Reference, P=0.058 Reference, P=0.09
 Black 0.63 (0.43–0.92) 0.67 (0.46–0.98)
 Other 0.96 (0.42–2.2) 0.99 (0.44–2.2)
Living arrangements
 Live with others Reference, P=0.22 Reference, P=0.10
 Live with spouse 1.2 (0.85–1.8) 1.2 (0.85–1.8)
 Live alone 1.4 (0.96–2.0) 1.5 (1.0–2.2)
Comorbid conditions*
 General health score per unit increase (1–5) 1.2 (1.0–1.3), 0.02 0.95 (0.83–1.1), 0.60
 Time from first stroke per 2-year interval 1.1 (0.99–1.2), 0.07 1.1 (0.96–1.2), 0.15
 Past injury from fall 3.2 (2.4–4.2), <0.0001 2.2 (1.6–2.8), <0.0001
 Psychiatric problems 1.4 (1.1–1.9), 0.02 0.95 (0.70–1.3), 0.91
 Memory problems 1.4 (0.87–2.3), 0.16 1.2 (0.75–2.0), 0.31
 Urinary incontinence 1.4 (1.1–1.8), 0.02 1.0 (0.77–1.3), 0.62
 Impaired vision 1.0 (0.72–1.4), 0.92 0.88 (0.62–1.2), 0.47
 Impaired hearing 1.6 (1.1–2.3), 0.01 1.3 (0.92–1.9), 0.10
 Pain 1.8 (1.4–2.3), <0.0001 1.4 (1.0–1.8), 0.02
 Motor impairment per unit increase (0–4) 1.3 (1.2–1.4), <0.0001 1.2 (1.0–1.3), 0.002
 Multiple strokes 3.2 (2.4–4.2), <0.0001 1.4 (0.89–2.1), 0.15
Past frequency of falling
 0 Reference, P<0.0001 Reference, P=0.0004
 1–2 1.9 (1.4–2.5) 1.3 (0.95–1.8)
 3+ 3.1 (2.3–4.2) 2.0 (1.4–2.8)
*

Co-morbid conditions are assessed for the past two years for each interview-wave.