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Table 2 Hazard ratios using a stratified conditional Cox model for recurrent injurious falls risk

From: Risk factors for recurrent injurious falls that require hospitalization for older adults with dementia: a population based study

Variable

Adjusted hazard ratio

95 % confidence interval

p-value

Gender

 Male

1.00

  

 Female

1.07

1.01–1.12

0.009*

Age (years)

 60–64

1.00

  

 65–69

1.49

0.59–2.59

0.15

 70–74

2.11

1.23–3.60

<0.001*

 75–79

2.68

1.57–4.55

<0.001*

 80–84

3.68

2.22–6.41

<0.001*

  ≥ 85

5.78

3.41–9.81

<0.001*

aInjurious fall in previous year

 No fall

1.00

  

 Fall

1.08

1.02–1.13

0.02*

Marital status

 Not Married

1.00

  

 Married

0.99

0.95–1.04

0.98

Comorbidity

 No

1.00

  

 Yes

0.97

0.92–1.01

0.25

Residential location

 Metropolitan

1.00

  

 Rural

1.08

1.02–1.15

0.008*

 Remote

0.88

0.81–1.01

0.09

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05
  2. a Prior to index hospital admission