≤ 1 fall | ≥ 2 falls | |||||
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Medication n (%) | (N = 4961) | (N = 1382) | RR (95% CI) | crude P-value | RR (95% CI)* | P-value* |
Inappropriate medication, full list | 1500 (30.2) | 504 (36.5) | ||||
Inappropriate medication, excluding cerebral vasodilators | 924 (18.6) | 315 (22.8) | 1.27 (1.12–1.43) | <.001 | 1.05 (0.92–1.20) | .47 |
Long-acting benzodiazepines | 351 (7.1) | 144 (10.4) | 1.46 (1.23–1.74) | <.001 | 1.20 (1.00–1.43) | .048 |
Inappropriate psychotropic drugs | 108 (2.2) | 47 (3.4) | 1.60 (1.20–2.14) | .002 | 1.31 (0.97–1.76) | .08 |
Inappropriate medication with anticholinergic properties | 223 (4.5) | 92 (6.7) | 1.50 (1.21–1.85) | <.001 | 1.18 (0.96–1.47) | .13 |
Short- or intermediate-half-life benzodiazepines | 568 (11.5) | 206 (14.9) | 1.31 (1.13–1.51) | <.001 | 0.99 (0.85–1.16) | .89 |