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Table 2 Results of fall-related data at baseline and follow-up

From: Incidence of falls and fall-related injuries and their predictive factors in frail older persons with cancer: a multicenter study

  

Patients with data on falls history available (related to 1 year before inclusion)

N = 5759a

Patients with data on falls in follow-up period available

N = 3681a

Baseline data (related to 1 year before inclusion)

Follow-up data (related to follow-up period)

N (%)

CI 95%

N (%)

CI 95%

N (%)

CI 95%

Falls

Non-fallers

3618 (62.8)

61.6–64.1

2400 (65.2)

63.7–66.7

2912 (79.1)

77.8–80.4

Fallers

2141 (37.2)

35.9–38.4

1281 (34.8)

33.3–36.3

769 (20.9)

19.6–22.2

• Single fallers

1117 (19.4)

18.4–20.4

686 (18.6)

17.4–19.9

465 (12.6)

11.6–13.7

• Recurrent fallers

911 (15.8)

14.9–16.8

537 (14.6)

13.4–15.7

289 (7.9)

6.9–8.6

• Unknownb

113 (2.0)

1.6–2.3

58 (1.6)

1.2–2.0

15 (0.4)

0.2–0.6

Fall-related injuriesc

Non-fallers

3618 (62.8)

61.6–64.1

2400 (65.2)

63.7–66.7

2912 (79.1)

77.8–80.4

Fallers without injuries

714 (12.4)

11.5–13.2

419 (11.4)

10.4–12.4

285 (7.7)

6.9–8.6

Fallers with injuries

1427 (24.8)

23.7–25.9

862 (23.4)

22.0–24.8

484 (13.1)

12.1–14.2

Fallers with minor injuries

884 (15.3)

14.4–16.3

536 (14.6)

13.4–15.7

332 (9.0)

8.1–9.9

Fallers with major injuries

543 (9.4)

8.7–10.2

326 (8.9)

7.9–9.8

152 (4.1)

3.5–4.8

Falls with fall-related injuries

Non-fallers

3618 (62.8)

61.6–64.1

2400 (65.2)

63.7–66.7

2912 (79.1)

77.8–80.4

Single fallers without injuries

395 (6.9)

6.2–7.5

241 (6.5)

5.7–7.3

179 (4.9)

4.2–5.6

Single fallers with minor injuries

431 (7.5)

6.8–8.2

265 (7.2)

6.4–8.0

195 (5.3)

4.6–6.0

Single fallers with major injuries

291 (5.1)

4.5–5.6

180 (4.9)

4.2–5.6

91 (2.5)

2.0–3.0

Recurrent fallers without injuries

263 (4.6)

4.0–5.1

150 (4.1)

3.4–4.7

98 (2.7)

2.1–3.2

Recurrent fallers with minor injuries

415 (7.2)

6.5–7.9

250 (6.8)

6.0–7.6

134 (3.6)

3.0–4.2

Recurrent fallers with major injuries

233 (4.0)

3.5–4.6

137 (3.7)

3.1–4.3

57 (1.5)

1.1–1.9

Unknownb

113 (2.0)

1.6–2.3

58 (1.6)

1.2–2.0

15 (0.4)

0.2–0.6

Fear of falling

Never

3015 (52.6)

51.3–53.9

2027 (55.3)

53.7–56.9

1631 (44.4)

42.8–46.0

Sometimes

1256 (21.9)

20.8–23.0

773 (21.1)

19.8–22.4

1170 (31.9)

30.3–33.4

Often

650 (11.3)

10.5–12.2

404 (11.0)

10.0–12.0

418 (11.4)

10.4–12.4

Always

810 (14.1)

13.2–15.0

460 (12.6)

11.5–13.6

454 (12.4)

11.3–13.4

Missing

28

 

17

 

8

 
  1. aIn case of missings, calculation of the percentages and the 95% CI were made by subtracting the missings from the denominator
  2. bUnknown: patients that experienced a fall but not known if it was a single fall or recurrent falls
  3. cMinor injuries were scrapes and scratches, bruises, and superficial wounds that required no or minimal medical assistance. Major injuries were sprains, severe soft-tissue bruises, severe head injuries, distortion or dislocation of the joints, contusions, lacerations, loss of consciousness, and fractures
  4. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval
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