Table 5.

Odds ratios for medication use and falls.

Medication use	Falls (N = 81)	No falls (N = 77)	Unadjusted OR (CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)a	p-value
	N (%)	N (%)
Takes any medications (prescription and over-the-counter medications)	80 (98.77)	76 (98.70)	1.05 (0.07–17.13)	0.97	1.22 (0.06–23.20)	0.90
Takes at least one prescription medication	79 (97.53)	75 (97.40)	1.05 (0.15–7.67)	0.96	0.85 (0.12–6.70)	0.88
Takes at least one over-the-counter medication	46 (56.79)	48 (62.34)	0.79 (0.42–1.50)	0.48	0.81 (0.41–1.58)	0.30
Takes at least one PIM	57 (70.37)	46 (59.74)	1.60 (0.83–3.10)	0.16	1.48 (0.74–3.00)	0.27
Takes at least one PIM contraindicated due to history of falls	45 (55.56)	27 (35.06)	2.32 (1.22–4.40)	0.01	2.07 (1.05–4.02)	0.04

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; PIM: potentially inappropriate medication.

^aControlled for freezing.