Characteristics of cases and controls by fall status (N=1888)
| Controls (n=1189) | Cases (n=699) | ||||||
| Factor | n | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | n | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) | p Value* |
| Age | 1189 | 61.6 (17.8) | 699 | 64.9 (16.1) | <0.01 | ||
| Race | 1189 | 698 | <0.01 | ||||
| White | 538 (45.3) | 392 (56.2) | |||||
| Not White | 651 (54.8) | 306 (43.8) | |||||
| Gender | 1189 | 698 | <0.01 | ||||
| Male | 479 (40.3) | 343 (49.1) | |||||
| Female | 710 (59.7) | 355 (50.9) | |||||
| Hospital | 1187 | 699 | 0.979† | ||||
| University | 528 (44.5) | 320 (45.8) | |||||
| Community 1 | 285 (24.0) | 164 (23.5) | |||||
| Community 2 | 97 (8.2) | 57 (8.2) | |||||
| Community 3 | 277 (23.3) | 158 (22.6) | |||||
| High fall risk | 1169 | 419 (35.8) | 684 | 381 (55.7) | <0.01 | ||
| Mental status change | 1183 | 224 (18.9) | 692 | 180 (26.0) | <0.01 | ||
| Medical conditions | |||||||
| Parkinson's disease | 1185 | 12 (1.0) | 698 | 12 (1.7) | 0.14 | ||
| Dementia | 1185 | 139 (11.7) | 698 | 106 (15.2) | 0.06 | ||
| Hypertension | 1188 | 814 (68.5) | 699 | 527 (75.4) | <0.01 | ||
| CHF | 1186 | 252 (21.3) | 694 | 160 (23.1) | 0.35 | ||
| Diabetes | 1186 | 394 (33.2) | 696 | 261 (37.5) | 0.07 | ||
| Stroke | 1185 | 143 (12.1) | 695 | 108 (15.5) | 0.03 | ||
*p Values were determined using conditional logistic regression with m:n matching.
†Cases and controls were matched by unit and therefore matched by hospital as well.
CHF, congestive heart failure.