Table 2 Relative risk of three-year incident falls (≥ 1 versus 0) and all-cause mortality associated with clinical indicators within the ED fall group

Intercept

1.00

1.00

Age 75–84

1.32 (1.25; 1.40)*

2.32 (2.16; 2.49)*

Age 85 + 

1.54 (1.45; 1.63)*

4.89 (4.58; 5.22)*

Hip fracture

0.88 (0.81; 0.95)*

1.31 (1.25; 1.38)*

Fall history (1 fall)^b

1.50 (1.42; 1.59)*

1.12 (1.06; 1.18)*

Fall history (> 1 fall)^b

2.04 (1.89; 2.19)*

1.41 (1.31; 1.53)*

Polypharmacy^b

1.33 (1.24; 1.44)*

1.44 (1.32; 1.56)*

Excessive polypharmacy^b

1.51 (1.40; 1.62)*

2.07 (1.91; 2.24)*

Cardiovascular medication use^b

0.94 (0.89; 0.98)*

0.95 (0.91; 0.99)*

Cardiovascular disease^c

1.33 (1.24; 1.43)*

1.81 (1.67; 1.97)*

Cardiovascular disease:Age 75–84

1.50 (1.41; 1.60)*

3.31 (3.05; 3.58)*

Cardiovascular disease:Age 85 + 

1.67 (1.57; 1.77)*

5.35 (4.95; 5.77)*

Cardiovascular disease:Fall history (1 fall)

1.84 (1.70; 1.99)*

2.00 (1.80; 2.22)*

Cardiovascular disease:Fall history (> 1 fall)

2.37 (2.17; 2.58)*

2.32 (2.06; 2.62)*