Table 2 Characteristics of participants who suffered a fall compared to those who did not - Four weeks post-hospital discharge
Variable | Non-Fallers (n = 46) N (%) | Subjects who fell (n = 19) N (%) | P-value (fall)* | Person Days | Number of falls | P-value (rate)†|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | 0.584 | Â | Â | 0.981 |
   < 65 | 24 (52%) | 12 (63%) |  | 824 | 21 |  |
   >= 65 | 22 (48%) | 7 (37%) |  | 674 | 17 |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.102 | Â | Â | 0.033 |
   Male | 23 (50%) | 14 (74%) |  | 846 | 30 |  |
   Female | 23 (50%) | 5 (26%) |  | 652 | 8 |  |
Multiple hospitalizations | Â | Â | 0.397 | Â | Â | 0.766 |
   Yes | 19 (41%) | 5 (26%) |  | 518 | 12 |  |
   No | 27 (59%) | 14 (74%) |  | 980 | 26 |  |
History of falls prior to admission | Â | Â | 0.401 | Â | Â | 0.148 |
   Yes | 28 (61%) | 14 (74%) |  | 1005 | 31 |  |
   No | 18 (39%) | 5 (26%) |  | 493 | 7 |  |
Assistive ambulatory devices at home | Â | Â | 0.589 | Â | Â | 0.087 |
   Yes | 20 (43%) | 10 (53%) |  | 676 | 24 |  |
   No | 26 (57%) | 9 (47%) |  | 822 | 14 |  |
Multiple falls during hospital stay | Â | Â | 0.056 | Â | Â | 0.008 |
   Yes | 8 (17%) | 8 (42%) |  | 381 | 19 |  |
   No | 38 (83%) | 11 (58%) |  | 1117 | 19 |  |
Injury due to fall during hospital stay | Â | Â | 0.159 | Â | Â | 0.184 |
   Yes | 19 (41%) | 4 (21%) |  | 473 | 7 |  |
   No | 27 (59%) | 15 (79%) |  | 1025 | 31 |  |
PT/OT‡ during hospital stay |  |  | 0.572 |  |  | 0.352 |
   Yes | 30 (65%) | 14 (74%) |  | 1047 | 30 |  |
   No | 16 (35%) | 5 (26%) |  | 451 | 8 |  |
Length of stay | Â | Â | 0.417 | Â | Â | 0.107 |
   < 14 days | 26 (57%) | 13 (68%) |  | 934 | 30 |  |
   >= 14 days | 20 (43%) | 6 (32%) |  | 564 | 8 |  |
Discharge directly to home | Â | Â | 0.389 | Â | Â | 0.72 |
   Yes | 34 (74%) | 12 (63%) |  | 1038 | 25 |  |
   No | 12 (26%) | 7 (37%) |  | 460 | 13 |  |
PT/OT after hospital stay § |  |  | 0.751 |  |  | 0.208 |
   Yes | 10 (23%) | 5 (26%) |  | 413 | 6 |  |
   No | 34 (77%) | 14 (74%) |  | 1064 | 32 |  |