Falls in advanced old age: recalled falls and prospective follow-up of over-90-year-olds in the Cambridge City over-75s Cohort study

Table 1 Prevalence, incidence and risk estimates of remembered falls in the previous year

Study participant characteristics		Prevalence: How common is falling or repeated falling >90 years?				Incidence: How frequently do >90-year-olds fall?
	n	Recalled ≥ 1 fall in past year n (%)	Relative Risk – unadjusted RR (95% C.I.)	Recalled ≥ 2 falls in past year n (%)	Relative Risk – unadjusted RR (95% C.I.)	Number of recalled falls in past year	Person- yrs of recalled falls data	Incidence of recalled falls/person-yr	Incidence Rate Ratio – unadjusted IRR (95% C.I.)
AGE
Each additional year > 91 years			1.1 (1.0–1.2)		1.3 (1.1–1.5)	-	-	-	1.1 (1.0–1.3)
AGE-BAND
91–94 years old	74	36 (48)	1.0	16 (22)	1.0	94	74	1.3	1.0
≥ 95 years old	36	27 (77)	1.6 (1.2–1.9)	21 (60)	2.7 (1.8–3.6)	83	35	2.4	1.9 (1.1–3.3)
GENDER
Men	20	11 (55)	1.0	5 (25)	1.0	23	20	1.2	1.0
Women	90	52 (58)	1.1 (0.6–1.4)	32 (36)	1.4 (0.7–2.5)	154	89	1.7	1.5 (0.8–3.0)
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Living in the community (house, flat or granny flat)	62	30 (48)	1.0	18 (29)	1.0	74	62	1.2	1.0
Living in any supported setting (Sheltered housing or institution)	48	33 (70)	1.5 (1.1–1.8)	19 (40)	1.4 (0.9–2.1)	103	47	2.2	1.8 (1.1–3.2)
EDUCATION
Left school aged 14 yrs or less	67	33 (50)	1.0	20 (30)	1.0	91	66	1.4	1.0
Full-time education aged 15+ yrs	43	30 (70)	1.4 (1.0–1.7)	17 (40)	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	86	43	2.0	1.5 (0.8–2.6)
SOCIAL CLASS
Manual	55	30 (55)	1.0	20 (36)	1.0	72	55	1.3	1.0
Non-manual	51	30 (60)	1.1 (0.8–1.4)	15 (30)	0.9 (0.4–1.4)	96	50	1.9	1.5 (0.8–2.6)
TOTAL SAMPLE	110	63 (58)		37 (34)		177	109	1.6

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