Table 3.
Crude and Adjusted Association Between Frequent Fall Statusa and Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) Involvement in the Previous Year
| MVC | Crude | Adjustedb Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P-Value |
Adjustedc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any | 1.53 (0.77–3.02) .22 | 1.49 (0.75–2.95) .26 | 1.55 (0.76–3.18) .23 |
| Any at-fault | 2.21 (0.97–5.06) .06 | 2.13 (0.93–4.89) .08 | 2.03 (0.84–4.90) .11 |
Frequent faller defined as falling ≤2 times in the previous year.
Adjusted for annual mileage (reference <7,300).
Adjusted for annual mileage and age (continuous), race (reference nonwhite), number of medical conditions (reference 0–2), cataracts (reference none), presence of any intraocular lens (reference none), hearing impairment (reference none), contrast sensitivity (reference ≥1.5), Useful Field of View subtest 2 (reference <150), and Trail-Making Test Part B (reference <2.47).