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. 2019 Nov 22;75(5):1003–1009. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz270

Table 2.

CNS-Active Medication Use and Risk of Fall-Related Injury

CNS Medication Use Primary Analysis Sensitivity Analysis†,‡
Person-Years Fall-Related Injury Fall-Related Injury Rate (per 100 person-years) Adjusted Model* ,†
HR 95% CI HR 95% CI
None 10,986 386 3.5 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
Past 2,162 88 4.1 1.15 (0.91–1.45) 1.19 (0.87–1.64)
Recent 754 29 3.8 1.07 (0.73–1.57) 1.08 (0.65–1.81)
Current use 1,629 121 7.4 1.95 (1.57–2.42) 1.86 (1.38–2.50)
According to SDD
 <1 476 33 6.9 1.73 (1.20–2.48) 1.17 (0.66–2.07)
 1–<2 531 52 9.8 2.60 (1.93–3.51) 2.72 (1.83–4.04)
 ≥2 622 36 5.8 1.56 (1.10–2.22) 1.72 (1.10–2.67)

Note: SDD = standardized daily dose; HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.

*Results for primary outcome of fall-related injury resulting in ED or outpatient visit or hospitalization.

Adjusted for age, sex, ACT study cohort, and time varying measures of body mass index, self-rated health, hypertension, diabetes, stroke, urinary incontinence, osteoarthritis, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, Parkinson’s disease, gait speed, depressive symptoms, impaired cognition, and poor vision.

Adjusted HR for the outcome of fall-related injury resulting in ED visit or hospitalization.