Table 4.
Comparison of the Number of High-Risk Medication Categories for Cases and Controls.
| Number high-risk medications | Cases n = 226 (%) |
Controls n=678 (%) |
aORa (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 81 (35.8) | 380 (56.0) | 1 [Reference] |
| 1 | 93 (41.2) | 234 (34.5) | 1.55 (1.07 – 2.26) |
| 2 | 43 (19.0) | 60 (8.8) | 3.39 (2.03 – 5.67) |
| 3 – 4 | 9 (4.0) | 4 (0.6) | 11.82 (3.24 – 43.16) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adusted odds ratio
a
Odds ratios were adjusted for the following patient characteristics, which were significantly associated with falls in the multivarible model: gender, fall history, ambulation, BMI, ability to estimate the time, dizziness, and incontinence).