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. 2022 Dec 23;10(1):23–29. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.12.010

Table 3.

Influencing factors of falls in discharged older adults.

Factors Univariate
Multivariable
β SHR (95% CI) P β SHR (95% CI) P
Depression (yes) 2.968 19.449 (13.007, 29.083) <0.001 2.201 9.030 (4.794, 17.008) <0.001
Length of hospital stay (days) (ref. <10)
 10–19 0.982 0.375 (0.232, 0.605) <0.001 −0.170 0.840 (0.549, 1.288) 0.425
 ≥20 0.978 0.376 (0.230, 0.615) <0.001 0.504 1.656 (1.066, 2.571) 0.025
BI score (>90)
 81–90 1.642 0.194 (0.101, 0.372) <0.001 −0.19 0.831 (0.474, 1.458) 0.520
 61–80 1.394 0.248 (0.164, 0.375) <0.001 0.799 2.224 (1.193, 4.143) 0.012
Re-hospitalization (yes) 0.906 2.473 (1.692, 3.614) <0.001 0.655 1.926 (1.339, 2.769) <0.001
Sex (female) 0.037 0.964 (0.660, 1.408) 0.850
Age (ref. 65–69 years)
 70–79 0.161 1.175 (0.745, 1.853) 0.488
 ≥80 0.432 1.541 (0.929, 2.555) 0.094
Education (low) 0.623 1.864 (1.238, 2.807) 0.003 −0.010 0.987 (0.668, 1.457) 0.947
Living care (cared by others) 0.810 2.249 (1.483, 3.409) <0.001 0.483 1.621 (1.068, 2.462) 0.023
Live arrangement (alone) 0.935 2.547 (1.398, 4.641) 0.002 0.508 1.662 (0.917, 3.011) 0.094
Self-assessed fall risk (yes) 1.167 3.213 (2.120, 4.871) <0.001 0.596 1.815 (1.098, 2.999) 0.020
Frailty (ref. robust)
 Pre-frail 0.100 1.105 (0.507, 2.410) 0.801 0.246 1.279 (0.590, 2.775) 0.533
 Frail 2.681 14.600 (6.933, 30.749) <0.001 1.260 3.525 (1.480, 8.398) <0.001
Number of medications at discharge (ref. 1–3)
 4–6 0.118 0.889 (0.597, 1.323) 0.562
 >6 0.441 0.644 (0.326, 1.269) 0.203
Number of diseases at discharge (ref. 1–5)
 6–10 0.200 1.222 (0.760, 1.965) 0.409
 >10 0.403 1.497 (0.961, 2.331) 0.075

Note: β: partial regression coefficient; SHR = sub-distribution hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval.