Bivariate relations between baseline characteristics and one year occurrence of serious fall injury (fractures included) and fractures*
| Percentage with poor score | Injurious falls | Fracture | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval. | |||||
| *Dependent variable serious injury (fracture included): one serious fall injury or more = 0, no serious injury = 1 or dependent variable fracture: one fracture or more = 0, no fracture = 1. | |||||
| †Self reported measure. | |||||
| Logistic regression analyses (n = 307). | |||||
| Inability to get up from lying on the floor | 21.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 to 8.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 to 4.2 |
| Rheumatic disorders† | 9.8 | 3.6 | 1.3 to 10.3 | 2.4 | 1.0 to 6.1 |
| Centre of pressure travel path in the frontal plane (cutpoint between 1st and 2nd quartile) when doing a calculation task | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 to 4.0 | |
| Arthrosis of the hip† | 30.9 | 2.6 | 1.3 to 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 to 2.4 |
| Inability to climb steps higher than 30 cm (cutpoint = median) | 2.6 | 1.2 to 5.4 | 2.9 | 1.4 to 6.1 | |
| Suffering from more than three diseases (cutpoint = median)† | 2.5 | 1.3 to 5.0 | 2.9 | 1.4 to 6.1 | |
| Use of antihypertensive drugs† | 13 | 2.4 | 1.1 to 6.5 | 2.0 | 0.8 to 4.7 |
| One legged stance (cutpoint = median) | 2.4 | 1.1 to 5.2 | 2.4 | 0.9 to 6.3 | |
| Needs care from health professional or somebody else† | 43.3 | 2.3 | 1.2 to 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 to 5.1 |
| Osteoporosis† | 22.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 to 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 to 5.5 |
| Cognitive impairment | 56.1 | 2.1 | 1.0 to 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 to 5.0 |
| Impaired vision† | 23.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 to 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.2 to 4.8 |
| Maximum walking speed (cutpoint = median) | 2.0 | 1.0 to 3.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 to 2.3 | |
| Disability in instrumental activity of daily living† | 46.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 to 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 to 3.8 |