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Table 1 Results of univariate analysis of risk factors for falls.

From: World Health Organization fracture risk assessment tool in the assessment of fractures after falls in hospital

Dataset

Items

Number of patients

Sig.

  

Fallers

Non fallers

Chi-square test

Logrank test

Development dataset

(n = 10,160)

n

308

9,852

  
 

History of falls

115

677

<0.001

<0.001

 

Gait instability

84

774

<0.001

<0.001

 

Agitated confusion

85

513

<0.001

<0.001

 

Urinary incontinence/frequency

65

785

<0.001

<0.001

 

Visual impairment

69

1,807

0.083

0.154

 

Lower limb weakness

143

1,614

<0.001

<0.001

 

Prescription of 'culprit' drugs

79

1,158

<0.001

<0.001

 

STRATIFY score ≥ 2

190

2,055

<0.001

<0.001

 

LOS ≥ 14

157

4,836

0.552

-

Test dataset

(n = 10,160)

n

345

9,815

  
 

History of falls

132

681

<0.001

<0.001

 

Gait instability

100

735

<0.001

<0.001

 

Agitated confusion

81

519

<0.001

<0.001

 

Urinary incontinence/frequency

76

801

<0.001

<0.001

 

Visual impairment

74

1,811

0.181

0.158

 

Lower limb weakness

157

1,555

<0.001

<0.001

 

Prescription of 'culprit' drugs

83

1,165

<0.001

0.002

 

STRATIFY score ≥ 2

221

2,039

<0.001

<0.001

 

LOS ≥ 14

193

4,917

0.038

-

  1. Various risk factors for falls were evaluated to determine whether they are associated with falls by using the chi-square test and logrank test in development and test datasets. STRATIFY score and LOS were dichotomized at 2 and 14, respectively. LOS, length of hospital stay.