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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 24.
Published in final edited form as: Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2014 Aug;40(8):358–364. doi: 10.1016/s1553-7250(14)40047-3

Table 2.

Odds Ratios (ORs) for Fall Resulting in Injury

Predictor Crude OR (95% CI) Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Fall unassisted 1.64 (1.57, 1.71) 1.59 (1.52, 1.67)
Male gender 1.13 (1.10, 1.16) 1.12 (1.09, 1.15)
Assessed for risk 1.20 (1.09, 1.32) 1.22 (1.09, 1.35)
No protocol in place 1.00 (0.96, 1.04) 1.00 (0.96, 1.04)
Medical unit* 1.16 (1.09, 1.22) 1.08 (1.03, 1.14)
Medical-surgical unit* 1.12 (1.06, 1.18) 1.03 (0.97, 1.09)
Nonteaching hospital 1.21 (1.16, 1.26) 1.17 (1.12, 1.22)
Small hospital 1.13 (1.09, 1.18) 1.08 (1.03, 1.13)

CI, confidence interval; boldface type indicates p <. 05.

*

Referent is a surgical unit.

Referent is a teaching hospital.

Referent is a large hospital (≥ 300 beds).