Table 2 The prevalence of comorbidities at the time of admission occurring in 5% or more of patients
Whole population | Patients without a medication-related fall | Patients with a medication-related fall | P value (patients with vs. without a medication-related fall) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 200 (100) | 118 (59) | 82 (41) | |
Prevalence of comorbidity (n(%)) | ||||
Hypertension | 90 (45) | 49 (42) | 41 (50) | 0.2 |
Osteoporosis | 46 (23) | 28 (24) | 18 (22) | 0.8 |
Atrial fibrillation | 44 (22) | 21 (18) | 23 (28) | 0.09 |
Previous ischaemic stroke | 36 (18) | 21 (18) | 14 (17) | 0.9 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 32 (16) | 16 (13) | 16 (19) | 0.2 |
Dementia | 30 (15) | 15 (13) | 15 (18) | 0.3 |
Previous fracture (hip or spine) | 29 (14.5) | 12 (10) | 17 (20) | 0.04 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 27 (13.5) | 11 (9) | 20 (24) | 0.04 |
Type 2 diabetes | 27 (13.5) | 19 (14) | 8 (10) | 0.4 |
Chronic renal failure | 25 (12.5) | 16 (13) | 9 (11) | 0.6 |
Depression | 22 (11) | 9 (7) | 13 (16) | 0.07 |
Cancer | 18 (9) | 12 (10) | 6 (7) | 0.5 |
Chronic heart failure | 14 (7) | 10 (8) | 4 (5) | 0.3 |
Visual or hearing impairment | 14 (7) | 13 (7) | 10 (7) | 0.9 |
Hyperthyreosis | 12 (6) | 7 (6) | 5 (6) | 1 |
Arthrosis | 12 (6) | 6 (5) | 5 (6) | 0.7 |
Hypothyreosis | 10 (5) | 6 (5) | 4 (5) | 1 |
Chronic alcoholism | 10 (5) | 5 (4) | 4 (5) | 1 |