Table 3.

Generalized linear mixed model ^* of characteristics significantly associated with injurious ^** falls among people aged 65 years and older

Falls characteristic	Odds ratio	95% Confidence interval
Age group
65–74	Ref	–––
75–84	1.7	1.0–2.8
≥85	2.2	1.2–3.9
Gender
Male	Ref	–––
Female	2.1	1.3–3.4
Direction of the fall
Backward to sitting	Ref	–––
Backward and landing flat	5.6	2.9–10.5
Sideways	4.6	2.6–8.0
Forward	3.3	2.0–5.7
Straight down	1.7	0.4–6.9
Other specified	0.6	0.1–6.1
Not specified	5.1	2.4–10.9

^*Model included age-group, gender, location, number of days in the study, activity, attributed cause, and direction of the fall.

^**Injury severity (none, mild, moderate/severe) treated as a nominal variable.