Table 6.
Adjusteda and unadjusted incidence rate ratios for having any type or subtypes of fall injury episodes, by drinking pattern, compared with lifetime abstainers, among adults ages 50 and older, United States, National Health Interview Survey, 2004–2013
| Any fall injury | Class 1 Residential |
Class 2 Occupational |
Class 3 Leisure |
Class 4 Homebound Residential |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Male (n = 55,258) | ||||||||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
| Former drinker | 1.48* (0.26) | 1.23 (0.23) | 1.93* (0.55) | 1.54 (0.45) | 0.77 (0.29) | 0.66 (0.25) | 1.80 (1.15) | 1.85 (1.20) | 1.43 (0.40) | 1.00 (0.29) |
| Low-risk drinker | 1.04 (0.18) | 1.24 (0.22) | 1.54 (0.44) | 1.79* (0.53) | 0.77 (0.27) | 0.75 (0.26) | 2.96 (1.79) | 3.22 (1.99) | 0.56* (0.15) | 0.79 (0.23) |
| Increased-risk drinker | 0.73 (0.18) | 1.04 (0.25) | 1.33 (0.48) | 1.78 (0.65) | 0.61 (0.27) | 0.59 (0.28) | 2.24 (1.52) | 3.07 (2.19) | 0.29** (0.13) | 0.64 (0.30) |
| Highest-risk drinker | 1.12 (0.29) | 1.42 (0.37) | 1.23 (0.57) | 1.45 (0.67) | 1.00 (0.53) | 0.94 (0.50) | 3.88 (2.74) | 5.39* (3.86) | 0.69 (0.30) | 1.00 (0.44) |
| Female (n = 73,743) | ||||||||||
| Lifetime abstainer | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) | 1.00 (Ref.) |
| Former drinker | 1.25* (0.12) | 1.14 (0.12) | 1.39* (0.20) | 1.17 (0.17) | 1.34 (0.41) | 1.18 (0.35) | 1.60 (0.40) | 1.66 (0.44) | 1.06 (0.16) | 0.95 (0.14) |
| Low-risk drinker | 0.79* (0.07) | 1.09 (0.11) | 0.95 (0.13) | 1.21 (0.18) | 1.18 (0.27) | 1.24 (0.28) | 1.36 (0.33) | 1.55 (0.42) | 0.49** (0.08) | 0.93 (0.15) |
| Increased-risk drinker | 0.65** (0.11) | 1.05 (0.19) | 0.77 (0.20) | 1.11 (0.30) | 0.93 (0.52) | 1.06 (0.60) | 0.98 (0.42) | 1.30 (0.59) | 0.46* (0.14) | 1.20 (0.37) |
| Highest-risk drinker | 0.77 (0.19) | 1.22 (0.34) | 0.86 (0.32) | 1.20 (0.46) | 1.92 (0.90) | 2.22 (1.06) | 1.80 (1.00) | 2.54 (1.48) | 0.14** (0.09) | 0.34 (0.22) |
Standard errors are in parentheses.
p < .05
p < .01
Adjusted for survey year, age, Hispanic ethnicity, race, education, employment/occupation, marital status, functional limitation, health problem that requires special equipment, self-reported health status, smoking status, body mass index, frequency of doing physical activities to strengthen muscles, frequency of doing light/moderate physical activities, frequency of doing vigorous physical activities, frequency of going to a hospital emergency room about own health in the past year.