Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analysis for in-hospital falls.
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p-Value | HR | 95% CI | p-Value | |
| Age | 1.05 | 1.01–1.09 | 0.013 | 1.05 | 1.01–1.09 | 0.022 |
| Sex (male) | 2.53 | 1.33–4.80 | <0.001 | 2.50 | 1.31–4.79 | 0.006 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index * | 1.11 | 1.03–1.20 | 0.005 | 1.14 | 1.04–1.25 | 0.004 |
| Disease | ||||||
| Neoplasms | 0.33 | 0.10–1.12 | 0.075 | 0.61 | 0.34–1.10 | 0.101 |
| Diseases of the eye and adnexa | 0.16 | 0.02–1.64 | 0.124 | |||
| Diseases of the digestive system | 0.38 | 0.09–1.64 | 0.194 | |||
| Diseases of the circulatory system | 0.49 | 0.14–1.74 | 0.270 | |||
| Diseases of the genitourinary system | 0.44 | 0.07–2.71 | 0.379 | |||
| Diseases of the nervous system | 0.00 | 0.00–Inf. | 0.980 | |||
| Diseases of the respiratory system | 0.56 | 0.13–2.53 | 0.453 | |||
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | 0.10 | 0.01–0.94 | 0.044 | 0.40 | 0.05–2.97 | 0.371 |
| Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of external causes | 0.00 | 0.00–Inf. | 0.968 | |||
| Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases | 0.30 | 0.05–1.83 | 0.192 | |||
| Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | 0.60 | 0.06–5.86 | 0.659 | |||
| Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | 1.00 | reference | 0.758 | |||
| Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | 0.44 | 0.05–4.22 | 0.475 | |||
| Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | 1.31 | 0.14–12.70 | 0.814 | |||
| Mental and behavioral disorders | 1.07 | 0.22–5.32 | 0.934 | |||
| Others | 0.00 | 0.00–Inf. | 0.990 | |||
| Malnutrition | 2.67 | 1.49–4.77 | <0.001 | 2.78 | 1.51–5.00 | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; Inf., infinity. * When performing multivariate analysis, cancer patients subtracted malignancy (2 points) from the Charlson Comorbidity Index score.