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Table 4 Univariable baseline predictors of fall-related injuries at follow-up

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

Covariate

 

Fallers

(n = 769)

n (%)

Fallers without injury (ies) (n = 285)

n (%)

Fallers with injury (ies) (n = 484)

n (%)

Fallers without injuries vs fallers with injury (ies)

p-value

Age

70–74

139 (18.1)

57 (20.0)

82 (16.9)

0.612

75–79

223 (29.0)

81 (28.4)

142 (29.3)

80–84

211 (24.4)

80 (28.1)

131 (27.1)

≥85

196 (25.5)

67 (23.5)

129 (26.7)

Sex

Female

408 (53.1)

131 (46.0)

277 (57.2)

0.003

Male

361 (46.9)

154 (54.0)

207 (42.8)

Diagnosis General

Solid tumor

687 (89.3)

256 (89.8)

431 (89.0)

0.762

Hematologic malignancy

82 (10.7)

29 (10.2)

53 (11.0)

Diagnosis Specific

New diagnosis

604 (78.5)

226 (79.3)

378 (78.1)

0.772

Progression / Relapse

165 (21.5)

59 (20.7)

106 (21.9)

CCIa

No comorbidities (0)

183 (23.9)

68 (24.2)

115 (23.8)

0.950

Comorbidities (≥1)

582 (76.1)

213 (75.8)

369 (76.2)

Polypharmacya

No polypharmacy (0–4)

231 (30.3)

88 (31.0)

143 (29.9)

0.715

Polypharmacy (≥5)

531 (69.7)

196 (69.0)

336 (70.1)

ECOG-PS

Score 0–1

366 (47.6)

137 (48.1)

229 (47.3)

0.709

Score 2–4

403 (52.4)

148 (51.9)

255 (52.7)

Living situation

Not living alone

485 (63.1)

187 (65.6)

298 (61.6)

0.248

Living alone

284 (36.9)

98 (34.4)

186 (38.4)

Professional home carea

No

314 (40.9)

124 (43.5)

190 (39.3)

0.239

Yes

454 (59.1)

161 (56.5)

293 (60.7)

FS: ADL

Independent (6)

255 (33.2)

101 (35.4)

154 (31.8)

0.241

Dependent (> 6)

514 (66.8)

184 (64.6)

330 (68.2)

FS: IADLa

Independent (5(male)/8(female))

195 (25.5)

73 (25.7)

122 (25.4)

0.801

Dependent (< 5(male)/8(female)

570 (74.5)

211 (74.3)

359 (74.6)

Falls history in the past 12 months

No falls

361 (46.9)

153 (53.7)

208 (43.0)

0.004

Falls

408 (53.1)

132 (46.3)

276 (57.0)

Fear of fallinga

Never

363 (47.3)

132 (46.6)

231 (47.7)

0.772

Sometimes / often / always

404 (52.7)

151 (53.4)

253 (52.3)

VAS for fatiguea

No fatigue (0)

181 (24.4)

69 (25.1)

112 (24.0)

0.742

Presence of fatigue (≥1)

561 (75.6)

206 (74.9)

355 (76.0)

VAS for paina

No pain (0)

357 (47.4)

131 (46.6)

226 (47.9)

0.724

Pain (≥1)

396 (52.6)

150 (53.4)

246 (52.1)

MMSEa

Normal cognition (≥24)

502 (72.5)

183 (72.0)

319 (72.8)

0.997

Cognitive impairment (< 24)

190 (27.5)

71 (28.0)

119 (27.2)

GDSa

Not at risk for depression (< 5)

438 (61.4)

167 (63.3)

271 (60.4)

0.433

At risk for depression (≥5)

275 (38.6)

97 (36.7)

178 (39.6)

MNA-SFa

Normal nutritional status (≥12)

136 (17.8)

46 (16.3)

90 (18.6)

0.435

Risk of malnutrition/ malnourished (< 12)

629 (82.2)

236 (83.7)

393 (81.4)

  1. aIn case of missings, calculation of the percentages was made by subtracting the missings from the denominator
  2. Abbreviations: ADL Activities of Daily Living, IADL Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, MMSE Mini Mental State Examination, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, MNA-SF Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form, ECOG-PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance