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. 2021 Jun 21;77(1):155–163. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glab174

Table 2.

Falls Outcomes

Intervention (N = 1152) Control (N = 1962) Total (N = 3114) Adjusted Rate Ratio (95% CI), p Value
Falls, rate per 1000 participant bed days (95% CI) 9.3 (7.0, 12.5) 6.6 (4.9, 9.0) 7.9 (6.8, 9.2) 1.41 (0.85, 2.34), p = .192
N patients with falls 130 128 258
Injurious falls, rate per 1000 participant bed days (95% CI) 2.5 (1.5, 4.1) 2.8 (1.7, 4.5) 2.6 (2.0, 3.3) 0.90 (0.38, 2.14), p = .807
N patients with injurious falls 50 52 102
N serious falls 8 4 12
N patients with serious falls 8 4 12
Proportion of fallers, having 1 or more falls (95% CI) 8.9 (6.8, 11.7) 6.0 (4.5, 8.0) 7.3 (6.3, 8.4) OR = 1.54 (0.91, 2.61), p = .105

Note: OR = odds ratio.

Rates, proportions, and confidence intervals (CIs) are model-based estimates adjusted for ward, time period, and Charlson Comorbidity Index.