Table 3 Association between prevalent diseases and falls among institutionalized older adults in Madrid, Spain

Cancer (8.7)

2.47

2.89 (1.21-6.91)

1.58 (0.70-3.55)

Obstructive pulmonary disease (19.3)

2.37

2.78 (1.47-5.23)

1.60 (0.91-2.81)

Arrhythmias (22.3)

3.10

3.36 (1.80-6.30)

2.00 (1.05-3.81)

Hypertension (45.1)

1.53

1.54 (0.86-2.75)

1.03 (0.59-1.82)

Ischemic heart disease (16.8)

1.12

0.94 (0.50-1.76)

0.62 (0.33-1.18)

Congestive heart failure (20.2)

2.43

2.16 (1.15-4.04)

0.99 (0.59-1.67)

Peripheral arterial disease (26.9)

2.52

2.91 (1.62-5.20)

1.62 (0.93-2.82)

Stroke in past year (6.4)

1.66

1.96 (0.50-7.80)

1.79 (0.28-11.59)

Diabetes (17.6)

1.31

1.09 (0.58-2.03)

0.87 (0.53-1.43)

Anemia (17.8)

2.86

2.84 (1.49-5.41)

1.54 (0.85-2.79)

Alzheimer's disease (14.1)^c

1.25

0.92 (0.42-2.06)

1.56 (0.67-3.66)

Other dementias (20.6)^c

1.30

1.09 (0.56-2.12)

1.21 (0.65-2.25)

Parkinson's disease (7.7)

1.91

1.14 (0.57-2.29)

1.09 (0.57-2.09)

Epilepsy (3.9)

1.41

1.24 (0.48-3.18)

0.80 (0.35-1.84)

Depression (21.0)

2.31

2.49 (1.38-4.50)

1.55 (0.95-2.51)

Anxiety disorder (26.7)

2.34

2.39 (1.38-4.15)

1.75 (0.88-3.46)

Arthritis (34.3)

1.83

1.80 (0.95-3.41)

1.65 (0.85-3.22)