Table 4.
Falls characteristic | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval |
---|---|---|
Age group | ||
65–74 | Ref | ––– |
75–84 | 2.1 | 1.1–3.8 |
≥85 | 2.1 | 1.0–4.3 |
Gender | ||
Male | Ref | ––– |
Female | 2.0 | 1.1–3.5 |
Location | ||
Living room | Ref | ––– |
Bedroom | 1.1 | 0.6–1.9 |
Kitchen | 1.4 | 0.7–2.7 |
Bathroom | 2.4 | 1.2–4.9 |
Other specified | 0.7 | 0.4–1.3 |
Direction of the fall | ||
Backward to sitting | Ref | ––– |
Backward and landing flat | 4.8 | 2.2–10.5 |
Sideways | 3.0 | 1.5–5.9 |
Forward | 2.2 | 1.2–4.3 |
Straight down | 1.6 | 0.3–7.9 |
Other specified | 0.4 | 0.3–6.9 |
Not specified | 5.0 | 2.0–12.6 |
*Model included age-group, gender, room, 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.