. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 Apr;64(4):870–874. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14041

Table 2.

Odds ratio of ED recidivism at 90 days based on univariate analysis of demographic variables, types of injury, and place of residence for ED patients with falls.

	odds ratio	95% CI	P
Age	1.01	[0.98-1.04]	0.507
Gender	1.12	[0.60-2.11]	0.720
Caucasian race	0.75	[0.41-1.35]	0.339
Charlson Comorbidity Index	1.25	[1.01-1.54]	0.037
Head trauma	2.66	[1.39-5.07]	<0.010
Fracture	0.81	[0.44-1.46]	0.478
Skin/Soft Tissue Injury	1.77	[0.97-3.24]	0.062
Observation status	3.34	[1.08-10.38]	0.037
Discharge (reference=community)
Assisted Living	1.71	[0.50-5.80]	0.393
Skilled Nursing Facility	1.50	[0.65-3.48]	0.343