Table 1.
Odds of recurrent falling by demographic characteristics
| Demographic | Non-Fallers N= 250 (%) |
Single Fallers N=43 (%) |
Recurrent Fallers N= 66 (%) |
Odds Ratio (95% CI)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (mean ± SE) | 52.0 ± 0.3 | 51.8 ± 0.7 | 52.1 ± 0.5 | 1.0 (0.96, 1.1) |
| Female gender | 31 (12) | 6 (14) | 17 (26) | 2.5 (1.3, 4.8) |
| Caucasian | 177 (71) | 35 (81) | 53 (80) | 1.7 (0.9, 3.3) |
| Hispanic ethnicity | 45 (18) | 5 (12) | 15 (23) | 1.3 (0.7, 2.6) |
| Current tobacco use | 74 (30) | 18 (42) | 31 (47) | 2.1 (1.2, 3.7) |
| Alcohol use > 7 drinks/week | 11 (4) | 3 (7) | 1 (2) | 0.3 (0.04, 2.7) |
| Current illicit drugs | 80 (32) | 11 (26) | 12 (18) | 0.5 (0.2, 0.9) |
| Years since HIV diagnosis (mean ± SE) | 14.0 ± 0.5 | 16.8 ± 1.1 | 15.8 ± 0.9 | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)† |
| Current CD4 count (mean ± SE) | 595 ± 20 | 586 ± 28 | 599 ± 38 | 1.0 (1.0, 1.1)‡ |
| Nadir CD4 count (mean ± SE) | 168 ± 10 | 169 ± 27 | 164 ± 17 | 1.0 (0.9, 1.1)‡ |
| HIV-1 RNA below detection | 238 (95) | 40 (93) | 64 (97) | 1.6 (0.4, 7.4) |
| VACS Index Score (mean ± SE) | 17.6 ± 0.9 | 17.9 ± 2.4 | 20.7 ± 1.8 | 1.0 (1.0, 1.03)† |
CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error; VACS, Veterans Aging Cohort Study,
*
Odds ratio comparing non-fallers and recurrent fallers