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Table 3 Association of ED visit and hospitalization with health/mental health and fall injury characteristics

From: Fall-related emergency department visits and hospitalizations among community-dwelling older adults: examination of health problems and injury characteristics

 

No ED visit or hospitalization vs.

ED visit only

RRR (95% CI)

Hospitalization

RRR (95% CI)

Arthritis (vs. no arthritis)

1.27 (0.88–1.83)

0.98 (0.61–1.59)

Cancer (vs. no cancer)

0.78 (0.40–1.52)

0.67 (0.25–1.81)

Diabetes (vs. no diabetes)

0.98 (0.58–1.66)

1.24 (0.72–2.15)

High blood pressure (vs. no high blood pressure)

0.46 (0.26–0.79)**

0.44 (0.23–0.84)*

Heart disease (vs. no heart disease)

0.98 (0.61–1.58)

1.22 (0.68–2.17)

Lung disease (vs. no lung disease)

2.04 (1.15–3.60)*

1.57 (0.82–3.01)

Stroke (vs. no stroke)

0.78 (0.42–1.45)

1.18 (0.56–2.46)

Vision problem (vs. no vision problem)

0.86 (0.51–1.44)

0.48 (0.18–1.27)

Hearing problem (vs. no hearing problem)

0.93 (0.50–1.72)

1.56 (0.63–3.85)

Memory problem (vs. no memory problem)

1.45 (1.00–2.09)*

1.53 (0.99–2.37)

Injury site (vs. no injury at site)

Leg, knee, ankle, foot, and/or other parts of lower limb

0.55 (0.40–0.77)***

0.63 (0.42–0.94)*

Arm, elbow, hand, and/or other parts of upper limb

0.73 (0.53–1.00)

0.61 (0.39–0.94)*

Chest, stomach, and/or groin

0.68 (0.34–1.36)

0.25 (0.10–0.63)**

Shoulder, neck, back, and/or buttocks

0.84 (0.59–1.19)

1.03 (0.70–1.50)

Face, ear, jaw, teeth

2.11 (1.32–3.38)**

2.60 (1.38–4.90)**

Hip

0.47 (0.28–0.79)**

3.05 (1.93–4.80)***

Head

3.45 (2.31–5.15)***

4.29 (2.51–7.34)***

Any broken bone or fracture (vs. none)

3.59 (2.58–5.00)***

9.50 (6.43–14.03)***

Fall location: Home (outside) vs.

 Home (inside)

1.31 (0.95–1.81)

1.98 (1.25–3.14)**

 Away from home

1.59 (1.12–2.27)*

1.58 (0.96–2.60)

Cause of fall: Slipping/tripping vs.

 Loss of balance/dizziness

1.00 (0.72–1.39)

2.68 (1.81–3.99)***

 Other

0.88 (0.63–1.22)

1.75 (1.15–2.65)**

Age group: 60–69 years vs.

 70–79

1.10 (0.80–1.52)

1.56 (1.04–2.33)*

 80+

1.27 (0.92–1.76)

1.49 (0.99–2.26)

Female (vs. male)

1.02 (0.76–1.38)

0.70 (0.48–1.01)

College or higher degree (vs. no college degree)

0.72 (0.54–0.95)*

0.59 (0.40–0.85)*

Living alone (vs. not living alone)

1.29 (0.98–1.70)

1.57 (1.09–2.27)*

N = 1840; design df = 869; F (54,816) = 7.05; p < .001

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001
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