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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2015 Sep 1;21(9):e519–e526.

Table 4.

Predicted Fall-Related Injuries for an 85-Year-Old Female

Patient Characteristics Predicted Number of FRIs (95% CI)a
Number of comorbid conditions Prior claim for FRI Screen for ≥2 fallsb
0 No Negative 0.15 (0.12–0.19)
3 No Negative 0.21 (0.18–0.24)
3 Yes Negative 0.29 (0.20–0.38)
3 Yes Positive 0.45 (0.33–0.58)
6 Yes Positive 0.61 (0.44–0.78)

FRI indicates fall-related injury.

a

Number of fall-related injuries predicted over 2 years.

b

Screening question, “Have you fallen 2 or more times in the past 12 months?”